Feds have ‘no firm date’ to enact military victims’ rights: report

The official charged with drafting a document detailing the rights of victims of crimes in the military justice system says the Defence department has ‘drafting instructions’ for half of the required regulations.
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured in 2019, says the feds agree ‘in principle’ with all the recommendations brought forward in a review of the National Defence Act.
Military police officers should get training now on how to apply victims rights to sexual misconduct investigations, a new report recommends —regulations that one official hopes will be in...

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