Canada’s Chief Of The Defence Staff Says The World Is At A ‘Turning Point’. Has Grave Concerns That Canada's Military Is Not Ready

 

WNU Editor: Too little. Too late. That about sums up the Canadian military.

The Canadian Military Is Refusing To Take Delivery Of Its New Search-And-Rescue Plane Because The Manuals Are Not Bilingual (English and French)

Airbus Defence and Space released this photo of the first fully painted CC-295 on Oct. 8, 2019 (Airbus)

CTV News/Canadian Press: Military facing likely delay in delivery of new search-and-rescue plane

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is refusing to accept the first of its new search-and-rescue planes from European manufacturer Airbus because of concerns with the aircraft’s manuals.

The new plane was supposed to be delivered to the military by Dec. 1.

Exactly how long delivery could be delayed remains unclear as Airbus, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Department of National Defence wrangle over the contents of the manuals, which contain thousands of pages.

The manuals provide pilots, aircrew and technicians with necessary instructions for operating and maintaining the aircraft.

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WNU Editor: When it comes to Canadian government contracts the manuals and instruction sheets must be in both English and French. It looks like these manuals have failed the test.

Can You Take A Recruit From The Street And Make That Person Into An Elite Soldier?

Major-General Peter Dawe speaks to reporters at a Canadian Special Operations Forces Command change of command ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. The Canadian Forces is considering whether to start recruiting its elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending several years in the military.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick DoylePATRICK DOYLE / THE CANADIAN PRESS

National Post/Canadian Press: Special forces looks at recruiting off the street amid shifting demands

OTTAWA — The Canadian Forces are considering whether to recruit elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending several years in the military.

The idea, which is still being debated, comes as Canada’s special forces — and the military as a whole — look at radical new ways to attract and retain people with the skills and experience needed to fight tomorrow’s wars.

That includes not just computer experts, for example, but also those with different ethnic and cultural backgrounds and language skills, as the special forces aim to operate more effectively in different parts of the world.

“This is not about achieving set quotas or anything else,” Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe, commander of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, told The Canadian Press in an exclusive interview.

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WNU Editor: You need the training and experience. Anything less will not make you a special forces soldier.

Canadian Soldiers Can Now Grow A Beard And Smoke Marijuana When Not On Duty

Canadian Armed Forces

Task & Purpose: You Can Now Grow A Beard And Get Stoned AF In The Canadian Military

The U.S. military dangles cash bonuses and post-military college money to entice recruits into the service. Meanwhile, the Canadian military has beards and weed.

As Chad Garland of Stars & Stripes reports, a new rule took effect on Tuesday allowing all members of the Canadian military to rock a beard as long as they can grow more than just peach fuzz. “A member will … shave off unsuccessful attempts to grow a beard,” the policy says.

The policy also says Canadian soldiers with beard-growing genes will need to have a mustache as well, keep their fur neatly trimmed, and not let it “exceed two centimeters in bulk.” Sadly, that last requirement means that although beards are okay, soldiers will not be able to attempt Chad Garland-esque levels of beard-growing.

It also allows commanders to restrict facial hair if operations require it.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. military offers cash bonuses to entice recruits .... the Canadian military permits you to have a beard and to smoke pot. If I had a choice, I would take the cash.

Canada Wants To Buy Germany's Euro Hawk Drone

The first and only RQ-4E Euro Hawk at its rollout ceremony in 2009. Northrop Grumman

CBC: Transport Canada looking at used German drone to patrol Arctic

A used German drone is one of a handful of aircraft under consideration by Transport Canada for its long-delayed Arctic surveillance program.

A spokeswoman for the department said no decision has been made about the kind of remotely-piloted system the department will purchase.

Marie-Anyk Cote said the plan is to buy an aircraft to detect and monitor oil spills, survey ice levels and marine habitats and keep track of shipping and ice movement in Canada's far northern waters.

"As part of its technical assessment, the government sought information from suppliers to better understand the technology and the solutions available," Cote said in an email.

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Update: Canada Considers Buying Huge Non-Flyable Drone From Germany To Meet Arctic Patrol Needs (War Zone/The Drive)

WNU Editor: If you can buy it for cheap .... and it flies with all the instruments working and you have the parts and support from Northrop Grumman .... I say why not.

A Look At Why Canada Produces Some Of The Best Snipers In The World

Canadian sniper 'kills IS militant 2 miles away' in Afghanistan. It's reported bullet took 10 seconds to hit target https://t.co/UXzb0g9kEw pic.twitter.com/G7vvL5B6kI

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 22, 2017

Washington Post: How Canada’s small military produced deadly, record-breaking snipers

Canada is not known, at least not in popular culture, for its military might. Fewer than 70,000 active soldiers serve in the country’s armed forces, whose size and strength have been mocked over the years by American and Canadian commentators alike. The United States, by comparison, has about half a million active soldiers in the Army alone, and hundreds of thousands more across the other branches. By American standards, Canada’s roughly $20 billion defense budget is minuscule.

But don’t let those numbers fool you.

Despite its small size, Canada is known for producing well-trained, highly skilled soldiers, who have long fought alongside American and British counterparts in major world conflicts, including the current fight against Islamic State militants.

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WNU Editor: Just a correction in the above BBC tweet. The Canadian sniper killed he ISIS militant in Iraq not Afghanistan.

Canada To Boost Its Military Budget By 70% Over The Next Decade

CBC: More soldiers, ships and planes for military in Liberal defence plan

Long-range plan calls for a boost in spending and a larger contingent of regular and reservist troops.

The Liberal government's new defence policy lays out a plan to increase the defence budget by 70 per cent over the next decade to $32.7 billion.

It is a mixture of new and previously committed money.

The long-anticipated review calls for a slight increase in the size of the military — both regular and reserve forces.

There will also be a modest increase in the size of the special forces.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced details of the plan during a news conference Wednesday in Ottawa.

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More News On Canada Boosting Its Military Budget By 70% Over The Next Decade

Ottawa lays out $62-billion in new military spending over 20 years -- Globe and Mail
Feds hike military spending to pay for more soldiers, fighters, warships -- Toronto Star
Canada plans military spending boost, addressing U.S. pressure -- Reuters
Canada to increase military spending 70 percent in 10 years -- ABC News/AP
Canada to boost military budget by 70% after pressure from US to spend more -- The Guardian
Canada boosts defense spending as US shrugs off 'burden of world leadership' -- The Hill
Canada to boost military spending by 70 percent after Trump’s “fair share” demands -- VICE News
Canada military budget to dramatically increase over next decade -- DW
Canada Hikes Defense Budget as Trump Demands Allies Step Up -- Bloomberg
Canada pledges big boost to defense spending amid criticism -- CNN
Liberals’ feel-good defence plan has some notable omissions -- Matthew Fischer, National Post
A Liberal defence policy could cost you -- Campbell Clark, The Globe and Mail
Four key takeaways from the defence policy review -- CTV News

Canada's Defense Minister Apologies For Embellishing His Role In Key Afghan Battle

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has clarified recent remarks in which he claimed to be the "architect" of a major 2006 land battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press)

CBC: Sajjan expresses 'regret' for claiming to be architect of key battle against Taliban

Defence Minister issues statement clarifying where credit was due for Operation Medusa

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has expressed regret for taking credit for leading a major land battle to root out the Taliban in Afghanistan more than a decade ago.

In an April 18 speech to a conference called "Conflict Prevention and Peacekeeping in a Changing World" in New Delhi, Sajjan spoke about his role in the pivotal 2006 Operation Medusa.

Sajjan told the conference he was "no stranger to conflict," and said he was decorated by both Canada and the U.S. militaries for his service fighting terrorism and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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WNU Editor: Taking military credit for something that you did not do is a big no-no for anyone who has served in the armed forces .... and apparently this is not the first time that he has made such a claim. He is lucky that he still has his job. Here is the article that broke the story .... Harjit Sajjan the soldier wouldn’t have claimed credit for being ‘architect’ of operation, top NATO officer says (National Post)

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, right, looks on as Canadian Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner talks with U.S. Maj.-Gen. James Terry in this 2010 photo. Sajjan was serving his third tour in Afghanistan at the time. (Murray Brewster/CBC)

More News On The Canadians Defense Minister Apologising For Embellishing His Role In A Key Afghan Battle

Harjit Sajjan apologizes for claim about Afghan offensive -- Toronto Star
Canada's defence minister apologizes for embellishing role in Afghan operation -- The SUN
Sajjan 'truly sorry' for saying he was 'architect' of Afghanistan operation -- CTV News
What Harjit Sajjan really did while serving in Afghanistan -- CBC
Here’s what Harjit Sajjan really did with OPERATION MEDUSA -- National Observer

It Will Take 10 Years For The Canadian Military To Replace 14,000 World War II Era Pistols

Canadian soldier firing a Browning 9-mm Pistol (Canadian Army)

Ottawa Citizen: Canadian Forces looking to replace Second World War-era pistols but it could take another 10 years

The Canadian military is looking to replace its Second World War-era handguns but it could take up to 10 years for all of the new pistols to be distributed to the troops.

Replacing the 1940s-era Browning handguns has been on the Department of National Defence’s procurement list for years.

But now the purchase of new guns appears to be moving ahead.

Still the Canadian Forces figures if the purchase is approved – and there are no delays – it won’t have all the new pistols in hand and being used until 2026.

The military plans to conduct a survey later this year to determine what the role of handguns might be in the future Canadian Forces.

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WNU Editor: 10 years?!?!?!

Canada's Top General Admits That The Military Is Facing A Sexual Assault Crisis

CBC: 960 regular force military members reported sexual assault in the past year, StatsCan survey finds

Gen. Jonathan Vance calls report of incidents after launch of Operation Honour 'regrettably' sobering

Canada's top soldier is vowing to punish or expel all abusive perpetrators from the military in the wake of a new survey by Statistics Canada that found 960 full-time members, or some 1.7 per cent of the regular force, reported sexual assault in the past year.

Responding to the StatsCan survey, Gen. Jonathan Vance said he is "extremely disappointed" that members have defied his explicit commands under Operation Honour.

"My orders were clear, my expectations were clear," said Vance, chief of the defence staff, calling the survey results "regrettably" sobering.

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More News On Canada's Top General Admitting That The Military Is Facing A Sexual Assault Crisis

Sexual assault more likely in Canadian military than in general: survey -- CTV
Survey finds 960 Canadian Forces personnel sexually assaulted in the workplace in the last year -- Ottawa Citizen
Nearly 1,000 sex assaults reported in Canada military last year -report -- Reuters
Soldiers almost twice as likely to be sexually assaulted, Statistics Canada says -- Globe and Mail

Are Canadian Soldiers Too Fat?

A Canadian Army crewman stands inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flying over Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, July 5, 2011. (BAZ RATNER/BAZ RATNER/REUTERS)

Washington Post: The battle of the bulge: Many of Canada’s troops are fat

OTTAWA — Canada has often been criticized for failing to pull its weight as a military partner in organizations like NATO because of its relatively low level of defense spending.

But it’s a weight problem of another kind that’s currently dogging the Canadian Armed Forces. Many members of the Canadian military are fat, and authorities aren’t sure what to do about it.

According to a recently published survey on health and lifestyle conducted by the Canadian military, 49 percent of all Regular Force personnel were considered overweight and 25 percent were considered obese, based on body mass index. This included 6.1 percent of personnel considered morbidly obese.

The survey, based on self-reporting done by a sample of military personnel in 2013-14, showed a continued increase in obesity levels from earlier surveys. The report’s authors blamed part of the problem on too much sitting around and poor eating habits. Regular Force personnel reported spending an average of 30.5 hours a week in sedentary activities, an increase of 6.35 hours from 2004, the report said.

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Update: Too fat to fight? CF considering tougher fitness standards for Africa (iPolitics).

WNU Editor: Not really .... Are Canadian military personnel overweight or are study results being misinterpreted? (Ottawa Citizen).

Canada Will Consider The F-35 As A Fighter Jet Replacement

After ruling out the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet last fall as a possible replacement for the aging CF-18s, the Liberals now appear to be leaving the door open to the controversial jet. YURI GRIPAS / REUTERS FILE PHOTO

Ottawa Citizen: F-35 jet back on Ottawa’s radar screen

It’s controversial, costly and, now it seems, back on Ottawa’s radar as a possible pick for Canada’s air force.

OTTAWA—It’s controversial, costly and apparently back on Ottawa’s radar as a possible pick for Canada’s air force.

After ruling out the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet last fall as a possible replacement for the aging CF-18s, the Liberals now appear to be leaving the door open after all.

Speaking at a defence conference in Ottawa Thursday, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was asked pointblank whether the F-35 would be considered in the competition to replace the current fleet of fighters.
Sajjan pointedly did not rule out the possibility, saying the selection process will be “open.”

“The real issue here is we want to make sure that we replace the F-18 and have a suitable aircraft that meets the needs of Canada. That’s what we’re committed to do,” Sajjan said.

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Update #1: Harjit Sajjan backs away from election promise on F-35 jets (Global)
Update #2: F-35s won’t be excluded from fighter jet replacement: Sajjan -- iPolitics
Update #3: F-35 Likely to Compete in Canada’s Upcoming Fighter Contest: Bogdan (DoD Buzz)

WNU editor: So much for election promises.

Canada's Top General: Military Sexual Misconduct Due To 'Biological Wiring'

CBC: Military sexual misconduct due to 'biological wiring,' Gen. Tom Lawson tells CBC News

General made comments during exclusive interview with CBC's Peter Mansbridge

Sexual harassment is still an issue in the Canadian Forces because people are "biologically wired in a certain way," Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson told CBC News on Tuesday, drawing outrage from opposition politicians and on social media.

After CBC aired excerpts of his comments, Lawson quickly backpedalled and apologized for what he called an "awkward characterization."

More News On Canada's Top General Remarking That Military Sexual Misconduct Is Due To 'Biological Wiring'

Canada’s top general Tom Lawson blames ‘biological wiring’ for sexual misconduct in the military -- National Post
Canada’s military chief apologizes for ‘biological’ wiring remark on sexual misconduct -- Global News
Canada’s top general says military sex harassment due to ‘biological’ wiring -- Toronto Star
'Awkward characterization': Lawson apologizes for 'biological wiring' remark -- CTV
Top soldier under fire after ‘biologically wired’ comment on sexual misconduct -- Globe and Mail
Canada's Military Chief Tom Lawson Apologizes For Blaming Sexual Misconduct On 'Biological Wiring' -- IBTimes

The Spy Scandal In Canada May Have Put Allies’ Secrets At Risk

Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle is the first person charged under Canada’s post-9/11 secrets law. Paul Darrow / Reuters files

Alleged Canadian Spy Jeffrey Paul Delisle May Have Put Allies’ Secrets At Risk -- National Post/Reuters

The spying allegations against a Halifax naval officer are causing ripples in Australia and Britain, with unconfirmed media reports suggesting that intelligence supplied to Canada by some of its key allies was compromised in the case.

Canadian security experts, however, suggest the breaches are unlikely to cause much of a rift within the group.

Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle, who was charged in January with passing information to a foreign entity that could harm Canada’s interests, had access to and allegedly sold highly classified information collected by the “Five Eyes” intelligence community, which includes the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.


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More News On Canada's Spy Scandal

Canada spy case rocks ASIO -- Sydney Morning Herald
Spy suspect had access to top secrets: report -- Vancouver Sun/Daily Telegraph
Foreign spy 'stole' Australian secrets -- Sydney Morning Herald
Report says alleged Canadian spy’s activities compromised Australia’s intelligence network -- Toronto Star
Australia, Canada discussed navy spy case -- CBC
Australia was briefed on Halifax navy espionage case: report -- National Post/Canadian Press
Top level British secrets 'compromised by Canadian spy' -- The Telegraph
British intelligence 'may have been compromised by Canadian spy' -- The Telegraph

My Comment: This intelligence leak is bad in every way.

Canada's Ignorance About It's Military Is Unfortunate

Canada’s Ignorant About The Military Despite Huge Budget Requirements -- Matt Gurney, National Post

“When I was a historian for the navy,” laughs Roger Sarty, ‘‘when I’d tell people what I did, most of them didn’t realize Canada had a navy.”

Mr. Sarty, a military history professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, laughs again. “These were smart people. Knowledgeable of current events and the government. But the military never crossed their minds.”

Mr. Sarty is saying what every soldier, sailor and airman knows: Canadians support their military, but they aren’t particularly interested in it.

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My Comment: I concur with this analysis. I live in Canada, and the disconnect between the public and the military is quite startling. As to our politicians .... the want a military but not the cost and the responsibility of maintaining it and being accountable for it.

Canadian Defense Minister In Hot Water Over Private Use Of A Search And Rescue Helicopter

The minister has come under fire for his use of military aircraft while he was vacationing in Newfoundland in 2010. The Canadian Press file photos

Air force Warned About Backlash Over MacKay’s Chopper Flight -- Toronto Star

OTTAWA—A senior air force officer warned against using a search-and-rescue helicopter to pick up Defence Minister Peter MacKay from a fishing trip last year because of the backlash that would occur if the public found out, according to emails obtained by the Toronto Star.

The estimated cost for the flight aboard the Gander-based Cormorant helicopter was $16,000. A cheaper alternative route from the fishing camp to the Gander, Nfld., airport would have involved a 90-minute boat ride followed by a 30-minute drive, according to defence department messages obtained through the Access to Information Act.

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More News On Defence Minister Peter MacKay's Personal Use Of Military Aircraft

E-mails contradict MacKay’s explanation for chopper request -- Globe and Mail
Minister accused of misleading Commons over helicopter pickup on fishing trip -- Winnipeg Free Press/Canadian Press
Peter MacKay Used Cormorant SAR Helicopter for Private Use New Documents Indicate -- Ottawa Citizen
Emails contradict defence minister’s story on fishing trip helicopter airlift -- National Post
MacKay Warned By Royal Canadian Air Force Not To Use Cormorant For Fishing Trip -- Ottawa Citizen
MacKay helicopter airlift 'under guise' of training -- CBC
Emails contradict MacKay on N.L. chopper flight -- CTV News
Emails punch holes in MacKay’s excuse for fishy holiday flight -- Vancouver Sun
The Story of Peter MacKay and His Helicopter -- The Mark

My Comment: I live in Canada and I am fortunate enough to know a number of people in government .... but because of my friendships I have tended to avoid discussing issues that pertain to Canada in this blog. But this case is different .... Canadian Defense Minister Peter Mackay has screwed up .... and he is trouble. Will he survive .... we shall see.

Former Commander Of Canadian Soldiers In Afghanistan To Face Court Martial For Sexual Affair In-Theatre

Canada's former top soldier in Kandahar, Brigadier-General Daniel Menard speaks with the media as Lt-Colonel Troy Sweet looks on in Gatineau, Que., Tuesday, May 25, 2010. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Brig.-Gen. Faces Court Martial Over Tryst Allegations -- CTV

The former commander of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard, will face a court martial in relation to allegations he had an in-theatre intimate relationship with a member of his staff, the Department of National Defence announced Tuesday.

Allegations of a sexual affair first surfaced in May 2010 when Menard, a 26-year army veteran, was the Task Force Commander in Afghanistan.

The military police initiated an investigation after Menard's female subordinate, Master-Cpl. Bianka Langlois, said she had an affair with the married father of two. He was removed from his post in June and ordered home in disgrace.

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More News On The Court Martial Charges For A Canadian Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard

Commander’s alleged Afghan fling could lead to prison -- Toronto Star
High-ranking soldier faces court martial on six charges -- Montreal Gazette
Court martial for Canada's former Afghan commander -- Reuters
Brig.-Gen. Menard faces court martial -- National Post
Ex-Afghanistan commander faces court martial -- AFP

Canada's Military Tries To Forget One Of Their Own

Colonel Russell Williams has been charged with the murder of two women, one of them a soldier at his air force base in Trenton in Ontario, Canada. Photograph: REUTERS

Military Burns Killer Colonel's Uniform -- Toronto Sun

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — CFB Trenton staff have burned every piece of former colonel Russell Williams' military clothing, documentation and equipment they could find in his Tweed, Ont., home.

Such items are Crown property and must be returned to the military upon a person's departure from the military service, said Canadian Forces spokesman Cmdr. Hubert Genest.

But since Williams is now in the Kingston Penitentiary, he couldn't return them personally.

Williams was in command of Canadian Forces Base Trenton when he was arrested on Feb. 7.

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More News On The Burning Of Former Colonel Russell Williams' Uniform

Military burns Russell Williams' uniforms -- CTV
Canadian Forces burn Russell Williams's uniform, gear -- Globe And Mail
Canadian military burns Russell Williams's uniform -- BBC
Canadian military burns ex-colonel's uniform -- Washington Post/AP
Military burns Russell Williams's uniforms -- Post Media/Montreal Gazette
Q & A: The Canadian Forces explains burning of Russell William’s kit -- National Post

My Comment: They cannot burn him .... so they are doing the next best thing. Unfortunately, his actions will be a legacy that will take years for the Canadian armed forces to forget.

Are Sexual Assaults Common On Canadian Bases in Afghanistan?

Capt. Nichola Goddard

Canada’s First Female Combat Death Wrote Of Afghan Sex Assaults -- National Post

Capt. Nichola Goddard, who in 2006 became the first female Canadian combat death, wrote to her husband that women working at bases in Afghanistan were often victims of sexual harassment or assault, and that in one week there had been six rapes at her camp.

“OK. Now for all the stuff I can’t say over the phone,” she wrote in a personal letter to her husband of three years, Jason Beam, on Feb. 3, 2006, a little more than three months before she was killed in a firefight with the Taliban, west of Kandahar.

“There were six rapes in the camp last week, so we have to work out an escort at night.”

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My Comment: As a Canadian, I find this very disturbing. I know a few Canadian soldiers who are serving in Afghanistan, and they represent what is to me the best in a professional army. The idea that there are rogue elements in the forces committing such crimes makes me boil with anger .... coupled with a hunger to know if these accusations are true.

What is even more disturbing is that these bases have many Canadian reporters embeded with the troops .... women reporters included .... but no reports of such behavior has been reported by the media.

Who to believe? My money is on Capt. Nichola Goddard, and to restore integrity to the Canadian Armed forces the Minister responsible for Defense (Peter Mackay) should investigate these accusation ASAP.

Unprecedented Court Martial Finds Canadian Soldier Not Guilty Of Murder

Capt. Robert Semrau was accused of killing a wounded insurgent.
Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Court Martial Finds Capt. Robert Semrau Not Guilty In Battlefield Death -- Winnipeg Free Press

GATINEAU, Qc - An unprecedented court martial has found Canadian Forces Capt. Robert Semrau not guilty of murder in a battlefield shooting in Afghanistan.

He was also acquitted of attempted murder and negligent performance of duty, but convicted on a military charge of disgraceful conduct.

Semrau's lawyers will be back in court Tuesday to present a Charter of Rights argument over military sentencing procedures. Conviction for disgraceful conduct carries a maximum prison term of five years.

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More News On The Court Martial Of Canadian Forces Capt. Robert Semrau

Semrau acquitted of murder in battlefield death -- CTV
Robert Semrau found not guilty of murder -- Toronto Star
Canadian soldier found not guilty of murder -- Toronto Sun
Semrau acquitted of murder -- CBC
Semrau cleared of murder charge -- Globe And Mail
Semrau not guilty of murdering Taliban fighter -- National Post
A tale of four soldiers: the day that led to Robert Semrau's court martial -- Montreal Gazette