New defence minister has massive problem to tackle—but there’s hope

Anita Anand should be encouraged by the fact the military has belatedly and slowly changed over the decades.

The fact that Anita Anand is a woman potentially sends out the signal to CAF survivors and victims of sexual misconduct that the government is finally serious about tackling the current crisis, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

November 1, 2021

OTTAWA—In naming his new cabinet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has finally relieved long-serving minister of national defence Harjit Sajjan of his embattled portfolio. Since February, the Canadian Armed Forces senior command have been immersed in a still-raging string of military sexual miscondu...

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