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Mercedes Stephenson is reporting she has a direct eyewitness to the alleged Adm McDonald sexual assault, and that said witness did report to CFNIS.

Mercedes Stephenson is reporting she has a direct eyewitness to the alleged Adm McDonald sexual assault, and that said witness did report to CFNIS.
So…. Does this mean that his ‘vindication’ was actually CFNIS realizing that they can’t charge someone of his rank so they’re wasting their time investigating?Mercedes Stephenson is reporting she has a direct eyewitness to the alleged Adm McDonald sexual assault, and that said witness did report to CFNIS.
Happened with Vance so I guess so? Only way I could possibly see a CDS being charged now is if the Governor General was a former Judge. As head of state and the armed forces the GG, if possessing a legal background could have authority. I'm just thinking out loud and it probably doesn't work like that though.So…. Does this mean that his ‘vindication’ was actually CFNIS realizing that they can’t charge someone of his rank so they’re wasting their time investigating?
Charged under the NDA, yeah. Basically no mechanism for that. His rank or appointment would not protect him from criminal charges in a hypothetical case where those could be substantiated.Happened with Vance so I guess so? Only way I could possibly see a CDS being charged now is if the Governor General was a former Judge. As head of state and the armed forces the GG, if possessing a legal background could have authority. I'm just thinking out loud and it probably doesn't work like that though.
Didn’t the alleged event happen in Iceland? How would a CCC charge work?Charged under the NDA, yeah. Basically no mechanism for that. His rank or appointment would not protect him from criminal charges in a hypothetical case where those could be substantiated.
It wouldn’t. That’s why the whole point of the NDA.Didn’t the alleged event happen in Iceland? How would a CCC charge work?
Which brings us straight back to the Fish Report stating it is legally impossible to charge a CDS under the NDA.It wouldn’t. That’s why the whole point of the NDA.
Civil suit?Which brings us straight back to the Fish Report stating it is legally impossible to charge a CDS under the NDA.
Now what?
You really don’t like anyone higher ranked than Cpl do you?Wonder where all the WO and above are? I’m sure those ranks are as proportional as the rest and every GOFO has a chief. Not to mention they can be as dinosaurish as them
That's quite a shopping list of wrongdoing. It's hard to say the military isn't taking these things serious and not taking disciplinary action.Half the upcoming courts martial are for sexual assault. We aren’t just talking an historical issue here.
Upcoming courts martial - Canada.ca
List of upcoming courts martial by date and/or by province.www.canada.ca
That's always the way I took it with the firmness of Lt(N) Macdonald's reports.So…. Does this mean that his ‘vindication’ was actually CFNIS realizing that they can’t charge someone of his rank so they’re wasting their time investigating?
I think you meant MORE of a Dirtbag thing -- it was a DB thing before this popped up.That letter seems like a real 100% dirtbag thing now...
Bring back the Firing Squad.That's quite a shopping list of wrongdoing. It's hard to say the military isn't taking these things serious and not taking disciplinary action.
One can always do better but, if anything, this shows things are being done.
That's always the way I took it with the firmness of Lt(N) Macdonald's reports.
That begs the question on where does the CF stand on fixing the legislative structure to provide a way of charging and trying very high senior staff and military judges? It's been years since the issue came to the forefront?
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Which CDS we talkin about here Willis? Past, present or acting?Bring back the Firing Squad.
Seriously - if the CDS fucks up that badit is a great example that would encourage others...
That would have worked once. The CSD had capital punishment long after it was removed from the CCC.Bring back the Firing Squad.
Seriously - if the CDS fucks up that badit is a great example that would encourage others...
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‘Several’ witnesses corroborate sexual misconduct allegation against McDonald, accuser says - National | Globalnews.ca
The revelation comes just days after Adm. Art McDonald sent a letter to senior military officers claiming his exoneration from sexual misconduct allegations against him.globalnews.ca
and the story drops, so the story was backed up by the Duty O, and others, but the Admiral has said the statements were "uncorroborated", this is as big of a PR nightmare as Vance, if not worse. Actually never mind it is worse cause Two CDS's cannot be charged under the NDA for sexual offenses because our system has no way to put them on trial. Making them above the law, pretty sure we have now lost all credibility to investigate anything our selves.
Also apparently an issue with VAdm Edmundson’s alleged rape of MS(Retd) Stéphanie Viau in Nov 1991 on board PRO while in port at Pearl Harbour, HI.Didn’t the alleged event happen in Iceland? How would a CCC charge work?
Oh please. I must hate myself then. What I’m saying is that there’s a noticeably absent group amongst all the so called offenders by comparisonYou really don’t like anyone higher ranked than Cpl do you?
Forgive my ignorance (truly)Also apparently an issue with VAdm Edmundson’s alleged rape of MS(Retd) Stéphanie Viau in Nov 1991 on board PRO while in port at Pearl Harbour, HI.
Not sure how NDA s.130 wouldn’t work if CCC deemed unusable?