Sexual assault can’t be brushed off as a mere byproduct of foreign service

I cannot fathom a civilian position with the Department of National Defence that comes with the inherent risk of sexual assault—especially when chalked up to ‘cultural differences.’

Members of multiple nations conduct a firepower demonstration for media and special guests during Operation Reassurance at Camp Adazi, Latvia, on March 29, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Armed Forces

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

October 16, 2023

OTTAWA—On Oct. 5, the Ottawa Citizen broke the story of a Canadian civilian worker who was sexually assaulted by an Albanian soldier on the NATO base in Latvia. What made

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