(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

Whither the DND/CF Ombudsman?

 There has been a great deal of discussion concerning the DND/CF Ombudsman1 over the past few days, and a lot of that discussion has been problematic or misleading. Much of that discussion has revolved around two issues or characteristics: The DND/CF Ombudsman’s independence; and Whether the DND/CF Ombudsman ought to report directly

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