I think there needs to be some clarification here on Statements made by GC Clarke.I've been involved with Abuse and Harassment since the mid 1990's with Canadian Hockey and now the CF. I was involved with the implementation of the Speak Out Program and the template used across the country on Abuse and Harassment Prevention. Before all parties began we learnt on how these individuals operate before we could put safe guards in place to keep these individuals out. Believe me these individuals excel at what they do and believe in themselves that they have done nothing wrong. They know how to cover tracks and can go for years undetected until one person has the courage to come forward and disclose then others follow. Part of our process was to learn what to look for the " red flags" that are associated with these individuals. It is like they have a script written for them to follow. We can not risk the safety of children by saying that he has not done anything in 26 years so he is no risk. Can anyone have 100% proof of this or has he not been caught since. We have scientific proof that once someone crosses that line they re offend in most cases but again we can not put children at risk think that a person may not offend. The Human Rights Act does say you can not discriminate against a person who has been pardoned but it also states that a person can be refused under certain conditions regardless of a pardon. A person who has been pardoned for assaulting a woman applies to work at a womans shelter is denied that opportunity based on his prior conviction. Same with a person pardoned for fraud wanting to go and work at a bank. Just because a person has been pardoned does not mean all is forgiven with certain serious crimes. When doing a CPIC check he will have a clear record the moment a VSS is requested that pardon will show up and the VSS will uncover that pardon and the offense will be exposed and the VSS will fail and that person can not work with youth. They go through great lengths to not only groom their victims but to put up a defense perimeter in front of them so when accusations are made then they are deflected away from them that is when they get very comfortable and strike again. Not saying that something has happened here and hopefully nothing has but one never knows for certain.
DND in particular CFRC did their job when the failed VSS came back he was counseled out in definitely to work with youth. It was what happened after that by other parties to have him approved they knowingly and willingly put children at risk and kept his past from the parents that is criminal.
Believe me there is alot more to this story on which I can not comment on.
They could have gotten away with this at another unit but they did not know the background of the UHRA in this area.
These people have never dealt with the victims of these predators or have seen the affect it has on the victim for the rest of their lives, their families. Where is their pardon it is a life sentence. That is why I retained Mr. Talach to deal with the actions taken against me as he is the top lawyer in this country when it comes to these issue as he has taken on the Vatican and won along with other institutions. Here we have a chance to protect our most precious resource ........our youth from becoming possible victims and we will. Mr. talach is not only a prominent lawyer but also a member of the CF.
I hope this gives some clarification to this issue and to why it was brought forward.
