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Canada needs more civilian oversight over army sex crimes: Report

Canada's Defence Minister Anita Anand speaks at a news conference as Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, listens in Ottawa, April 25, 2022 [File: Patrick Doyle/Reuters]

Civilian authorities in Canada should be responsible for investigating alleged sexual offences in the military, a former Supreme Court justice has said, after an extensive review of sexual assault and misconduct claims in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

In her final report on Monday, Louise Arbour made 48 recommendations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to address what she and other experts have previously described as an “endemic” problem.

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