Arbour calls for major changes to military over misconduct
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OTTAWA — Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour says it is well past time for the military to scrap the traditions and ways of doing business that perpetuate a sexualized culture.
The call from one of Canada’s most respected jurists follows a year-long review and leaves the Canadian Armed Forces facing a potential reckoning following decades of scandals and criticism.
Arbour says dramatic changes are needed to how the military recruits, trains and promotes Armed Forces members, as well as the way cases involving sexual harassment and assault are reported, monitored and handled.
The military has previously made numerous promises to act, but Arbour says it has in fact defied efforts to change its culture and fostered many of the outdated traditions and structures that continue to hurt women, in particular.
