Time to rotate some federal cabinet tires

 PICTUTED ABOVE: Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence. So last week I was critical of Doug Ford in terms of his competence to govern – imagine the shock from voting for someone who’s biggest policy issue was the price of beer not being ready

(It’s) the impunity, stupid

 I’ll be blunt: the problem with sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces (CF) is not the sexual nature of the misconduct. To paraphrase James Carville: “(It’s) the impunity, stupid.” While sexual misconduct can represent a particularly pernicious type of impunity, it can be characterized as a symptom, not the broader

What could the Minister of National Defence have investigated?

 There have been a great many public comments, assertions, allegations, and observations about the current ‘crisis’ in the Canadian Forces. These have been raised in news media reports and in Parliamentary Committee meetings. I suspect there has also been a great deal of ‘chatter’ in social media. I also find that many of

Some observations on recent developments in the Canadian Forces

 ABOVE: The former Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Jonathan Vance, and (RIGHT) the current CDS, Admiral Art McDonald. As allegations of sexual misconduct continue to rock the Canadian military, Ottawa Life Magazine is publishing expert subject matter commentary, including these blog articles from Lieutenant-Colonel (retired) Rory Fowler which reflects both