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Articles/Resources
To learn more about the need of Culture Change initiatives throughout the CAF and access some useful resources please consider reading the following articles/resources:
- The Path to Dignity and Respect – Canada.ca
- CDS/DM Initiating Directive for Professional Conduct and Culture – Canada.ca
- Sexual Misconduct Response Centre – Canada.ca
- ICCM: Contact us for help – Canada.ca
- Conduct and Culture – Canada.ca
- Duty with Honour – Canada.ca
Key Documents
Arbour Report
On 30 May 2022, the Minister of National Defence, The Honourable Anita Anand, was joined by former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Mme. Louise Arbour, as well as the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, and Deputy Minister of National Defence, Bill Matthews, at a press conference to discuss Mme. Arbour’s final Independent External Comprehensive Review (IECR) report of the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The final report provides 48 recommendations that fall within eleven areas of focus and seek to prevent and/or eradicate sexual harassment and misconduct in the DND/CAF.
Other Reports
In addition to the Final Report of the IECR, the External Comprehensive Reviews Implementation Committee (ECRIC) will look holistically at recommendations from other reports, including:
- Minister’s Advisory Panel: “Systemic Racism and Discrimination” – published January 2022
- Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO): “Eliminating Sexual Misconduct Within the CAF” – published June 2021
- Third Independent Review Authority (Fish): “Third Independent Review of specified provisions of the National Defence Act” – published April 2021
- Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (SECD): “Sexual Harassment and Violence in the CAF” – published May 2019
- Auditor General: “Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour in the CAF” – published November 2018
- External Review Authority (Deschamps): “Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the CAF” – published March 2015
Should you have any observations or recommendations, please send them to the National Committee at RCEMECulture-CultureGEMRC@forces.gc.ca.