Smart procurement needed to address crisis in Canada’s military

While there is little publicly available data on the impact of ill-suited equipment on women's performance, women are leaving the military for 'personal health reasons' at almost twice the rate as men.

Corporal Jessica Everett inspects a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet prior to a flight at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base on Sept. 14. In a performance-oriented organization such as the military, proper equipment is a critical step for women and other minorities to have the opportunity to do their job as well as their white male counterparts, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. DND photograph by Aviator Avery Philpott

Opinion

BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE

November 17, 2021

The current crisis in the Canadian military is not simply one of misconduct or leadership. What Canada’s Armed Forces are facing are the consequences of poorly conceptualized integration policies. Procurement needs to be part of the solution. Take, for example, the integration of women. In 1989,...

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