CAF’s fear of publicity shouldn’t trump justice

Kristen Adams’ courage has exposed how the military’s fear of media coverage overrode its sense of responsibility to its employees.

The military should be less worried about trying to protect its public reputation, and more concerned with the welfare of its people, writes Scott Taylor.Unsplash photograph by Kristina Flour

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

October 28, 2024

OTTAWA—Last week, Ottawa Citizen reporter David Pugliese wrote a couple of news items to follow up on how a Department of National Defence (DND) civilian employee continues to battle resistance from her former employers over the sexual assault she faced in the wor...

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