Court of public opinion swifter than military investigative processes

If it's true the nature of the allegations took Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin 'completely by surprise,' then this would mean the CFNIS wrapped up its investigation into a 32-year-old incident without having questioned the accused.

The Fortin saga has, of course, sparked the opposition parties to demand answers of who-knew-what-when among the top Trudeau Liberals, writes Scott Taylor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

May 26, 2021

OTTAWA—Late in the afternoon of Friday, May 14, the Department of National Defence issued a curt, three-line press release announcing that Major-General Dany Fortin was being removed from his post pending the results of a military investigation. Fortin is, of course, no ordinary senior officer. S...

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