“Mr. Speaker, first, I would suggest that my colleagues not use “chain of command” until they understand what it means. People are removed from the chain of command today and put into the JAG system, or at least they were prior to this. I want to quote Dr. Karen Breeck, who is a former officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and is also a medical doctor. She testified that the military of 2025 has changed. She said: Today the chain of command has extensive awareness and training. The sexual misconduct support and resource centre is fully operational. Victims’ rights legislation is in force. Independent legal and victim supports exist.... What evidence still shows that [the civilian system] remains the best way forward? I wonder if my colleague could comment on one of the victims who said much the same thing as—”
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Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 18 wordscertainly, we give great weight to the testimony of victims and of the good doctor my colleague referenced.PositioningClaims · 73 wordsI would note that Justice Arbour, who has a long and illustrious career in the judicial system and who has been recognized as an international champion of human rights, carried out a very extensive investigation for her report, for which she consulted hundreds of witnesses, 1or possibly close to 1,000.She stated through her review that she still found a deeply deficient culture within the military and she had seen no meaningful improvements.2Reasoning · 8 wordsTherefore, I would defer to Justice Arbour’s recommendation.