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Canada to remove military鈥檚 power to investigate and prosecute sex crimes

Change recommended in scathing 2021 report on military culture
The Canadian Press
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National Defence Minister Bill Blair rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

The federal government has tabled legislation to formally removing the military鈥檚 ability to investigate and prosecute crimes of a sexual nature.

Defence Minister Bill Blair introduced changes to the National Defence Act today that would remove jurisdiction to handle certain Criminal Code offences from military court.

Military police will no longer have the authority to investigate those cases, either.

Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour recommended the change in the fall of 2021.

Arbour released her scathing report on the military the following year, calling for dozens of changes to reform its toxic culture.

The military started referring cases to the civilian justice system in 2021 but only about half of the cases were actually taken on by police in the first two years.

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