The West Block Transcript – Episode 28, Season 13
THE WEST BLOCK Episode 28, Season 13 Sunday, March 24, 2024
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THE WEST BLOCK Episode 28, Season 13 Sunday, March 24, 2024
Canada’s defence minister says steps taken last week to modernize the military justice system is part of an overhaul of military culture that is crucial to reversing the “death spiral” of shrinking recruitment.
Defence Minister Bill Blair said Thursday that despite this week's drama over a divisive House of Commons vote calling for an end to future arms exports to Israel, the Commons-approved motion doesn't change Canada's approach to the file at all.
Defence Minister Bill Blair has introduced new legislation to remove the Canadian military’s jurisdictionto investigate sexual misconduct; something that advocates, survivors and former Supreme Court of Canada justices have all called for.
The federal government has introduced long-awaited legislation to strip military police and the military justice system of the power to investigate and prosecute sexual offences on Canadian soil.
The military has dropped its aptitude test from the application process for dozens of jobs and plans to start accepting recruits with pre-existing medical conditions — trial efforts meant to boost the Canadian Armed Forces' dismal recruitment numbers.
Canada's military ombudsman is calling on the Department of National Defence (DND) to make an exception and offer special compensation to former language and cultural advisers who served alongside Canadian troops in Afghanistan.
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