Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today criticized a letter from former top military commander Admiral Art McDonald calling for his reinstatement, saying the letter’s contents do not align with the government’s approach to sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces.
McDonald claimed in the letter that a military investigation had exonerated him of a sexual misconduct allegation. While investigators did not bring forward charges, the Canadian Forces provost marshal later stated publicly that the lack of charges does not mean the allegation was unfounded.
McDonald stepped aside as chief of the defence staff (CDS) in February after CBC News and the Ottawa Citizen
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