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That's it, I gotta put in a complaint.
Deputy Minister Jody Thomas and Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance issued the following statement:“Today, the Government of Canada announced that a settlement has been reached between the Canadian Armed Forces/Department of National Defence/Staff of the Non-Public Funds and the plaintiffs in class action lawsuits initiated by seven former members of the CAF.“The proposed settlement sets out financial compensation, the option to participate in a restorative engagement program, and several other measures aimed at addressing sexual misconduct in the CAF.“We are pleased that the government and the plaintiffs have been able to reach a comprehensive settlement which will advance the project of real and lasting cultural change ...
More information will flow i nthe fall; for now, here's the official website:https://www.classaction.deloitte.ca/en-ca/Pages/CAF-DNDsexualmisconductclassaction.aspx
17.01 Legal Fees – CAF ClassWithin fifteen (15) days of the Implementation Date, Canada shall pay to Class Counsel its legalfees in respect of the CAF Class in the amount of twenty five million dollars ($25,000,000.00),plus applicable taxes at the rate applicable in the province of Ontario, which shall be in additionto the compensation paid to Class Members. Class Counsel agree that no amounts shall bededucted from any payments made to Class Members on account of legal fees or for any otherreason.17.02 Legal Fees – DND/SNPF ClassWithin fifteen (15) days of the Implementation Date, Canada shall pay to Class Counsel its legalfees in respect of the DND/SNPF Class in the amount of one million five hundred and sixtythousand dollars ($1,560,000.00), plus applicable taxes at the rate applicable in the province ofOntario, which shall be in addition to the compensation paid to Class Members.
However, prior to the settlement, government lawyers tried to halt the class action suit, telling a court that the government does not "owe a private law duty of care to individual members within the CAF to provide a safe and harassment-free work environment, or to create policies to prevent sexual harassment or sexual assault," according to CBC.
For all of you whop already hate lawyers, here's another reason:
For Ross, Roy & Satalic, legal fees were $15M plus tax, so this is in the ballpark. In fact, proportionately, it's less.
For all of you who already hate lawyers...
Ottawa to pay nearly $1B to settle sexual misconduct lawsuits against Canadian Armed ForcesHave to admit reading comments on news pages can be interesting some times. One person brought up an interesting point. If they were working at Company X and a victim of sexual misconduct the charges and suit would be against the individual. Mr/Ms Y would be paying. So why is this suit against the CAF and tax payers footing the bill? Was the CAF supposed to provide something above and beyond Company X?Had the displeasure at one point dealing with things in Ottawa and a lot times the problem with these cases were it was a he said/she said case when the MPs investigated with no evidence to support punishment. I wonder how many males will be filing and what the reaction will be to it. Still amazed at how it is still assumed the victim is a female.
...Lewis later learned that WestJet had investigated a complaint from a flight attendant two years earlier alleging the same pilot had sexually assaulted her during a layover in Alberta, according to the lawsuit. It states the company did not discipline or fire him, nor take steps to warn or protect women scheduled to work with him.Fired in 2016 after eight years with WestJet, Lewis has spoken out publicly about the “toxic” relations and “cowboy culture” at airlines and launched a proposed class action lawsuit against her former employer.On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear WestJet’s arguments to quash the lawsuit, which accuses the airline of failing to provide a harassment-free workplace for women. WestJet previously failed to scuttle the action in the B.C. courts after arguing that the dispute belongs in the quasi-judicial realm...
Plaintiffs and their lawyers negotiate a settlement on behalf of the class; that agreement is ratified by the court, and then anyone within the class definition may apply for compensation in accordance with the agreement.
So why is this suit against the CAF and tax payers footing the bill?
One person brought up an interesting point. If they were working at Company X and a victim of sexual misconduct the charges and suit would be against the individual. Mr/Ms Y would be paying. So why is this suit against the CAF and tax payers footing the bill?
It's infuriating our taxers are being spent on this because of POS CAF members and their weak and cowardly chains of command.I get the CAF is responsible as an employer. Lets have some of those lawyers making the millions go after guilty members.
This is not a recent thing; the lawsuit has been ongoing for a considerable length of time. I don't think the timing is tied to the election cycle - in a majority government situation, you've got a 1 in 4 chance of something falling within the 12 months before an election.
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