@charlottedl
Researcher. Author. PhD Candidate. Military Personnel Management, CAF culture, toxic leadership. With a sprinkle of intersectionality. Professional silly goose. Oh and I work at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, too.
On Lawfare Daily, Loren Voss sat down with Stuart Casey-Maslen to discuss the Geneva Academy's “IHL in Focus Report” covering all the major armed conflicts around the world, the role of new technology, the threats to IHL compliance and accountability, and the possibility of new treaty rules.
During a snowstorm in Toronto, the Minister of Immigration announced a new category for selection under Express Entry: skilled foreign service members.
What does that mean?
Exploring the matter on the stackie
open.substack.com/pub/dndcaf10...
While this report closes a chapter, there remains a lot to unpack regarding the path forward for military policing and military justice, especially in the context of sexual violence. The Fortin case is not unique in this matter. Fin.
Its investigators seem to lack competence and accountability appears to be elusive. The CFPM's response to the recommendations are evasive and vague, leading the MPCC to consider most of them "partially accepted.
Finally, this report does not paint the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal in a positive light. The organization comes across as borderline obstructive in its refusal to provide the MPCC with documents with the least amount of redaction required.
There is also no evidence of undue influence from CAF leadership. While the Acting CDS and the DM at the time were concerned about the allegations, the MPCC did not see any attempts at interfering with the investigation.
That being said there was no evidence that no charges would have been laid if the investigation was conducted differently. The fact that a civilian prosecutor reviewed the investigation before charges were laid help in this conclusion
There were also issues related to proper oversight and proper following of authority lines by investigators. Left unaddressed: why was a Sgt lead investigator while a WO was assisting, and why did seemingly junior investigators took the lead on such a high profile case?
The report does found that the CFNIS failed to follow proper practices, e.g., not interviewing certain witnesses, failing to record calls and interviews and taking substandard notes, and overlooking certain discrepancies (and showing unconscious biases).
Today, the Military Police Complaints Commission released its final report concluding its Public Interest Investigation into MGen (ret’d) Dany Fortin’s complaint about poor handling of the sexual assault allegations levied against him in 2021.
Here’s a quick TL;DR for you:
While a written policy says little about how it is implemented in an organization, this gives us additional data as to what has been causing the backlog in applicants with PR, beyond clearance challenges.
Quick discovery as I am (still) working on that Naval Readiness book chapter.
Looks like the enrolment of permanent residents into the CAF is not as unconditional as it seemed (screenshot of DAOD 5002-1). 1/x
This morning, I had the honour of appearing in front of #NDDN alongside Megan MacKenzie, Rory Fowler, and Michel Drapeau. I've made the (foolish?) decision to share my remarks in the Stackie
open.substack.com/pub/dndcaf10...
Two Office of the Auditor General of Canada reports related to military personnel means 2 stackies in 48 hours. This time, we're digging into military housing:
open.substack.com/pub/dndcaf10...
I have one word for this: ew.
Thank you very much for sharing! My DMs are always open if you would like to expand.
Wanna hear my Auditor General report on recruitment take so hot I was called a "sofa commentator"? Well, look no further than my latest Stackie:
dndcaf101.substack.com/p/lagging-be...
Here is an open access website with pictures of service women, which would have been a *much* better illustration for this piece. www.flickr.com/photos/cfcom...
Could folks ask me ahead of time if I am OK having an old picture of me as illustration of their website, on a piece that (1) I have not written; (2) does not discuss any of my arguments; (3) overshadows the content of the piece – which is about service women.
www.espritdecorps.ca/military-wom...
Great to bump into you!
On the latest DND/CAF 101: sitting with the recent news on hateful conduct in the Canadian Army and Allan English's From Failure to Failure, which explores the history of the CAF's culture change efforts since 2000.
dndcaf101.substack.com/p/missing-th...
B) In the second breakout session, moderated by Raquel Garbers, @charlottedl.bsky.social, Jeffrey F. Collins, and Craig Stone will explore strategies to strengthen Canada’s defence industrial base.
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
The CAF's new compensation package: everyone needs money, but will this fix the personnel shortage? A quick, late Sunday night breakdown on DND/CAF101
open.substack.com/pub/dndcaf10...
Let me (not you, personally) introduce you to the idea of “being able to think and worry about several things at the same time”
*Sponge Bob rainbow gif*
It's a bias amplification engine thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
Two and a half weeks in Australia made me reflect a lot about Canadian defence culture and how we tend to shame ourselves into action. My jet lag-fueled writing in my latest Stackie: open.substack.com/pub/dndcaf10...
You can buy them from somewhere! They’re just wargame chips
A fun afternoon at @deakinuniversity.bsky.social’s Centre for Future Defence and National Security testing Rob Engen’s wargame on the invasion of the Dardanelles - definitely a fun intro to wargaming, and the start of a new obsession
I fought a snake, we signed an armistice, and so now I am a PhD candidate.
Now, let’s get to work!
