That includes checking with the former judge to see whether the initiatives Carignan is working on line up with her review. Those allegations followed several previous scandals, which the military had promised but failed to address, as well as concerns about racism and hate in the ranks.Ĭarignan’s appointment came at the same time as the Liberal government, which found itself under fire for not doing more to address the allegations of sexual misconduct among top brass sooner, tapped Arbour to conduct a yearlong review.ĭefence Minister Anita Anand, whose mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released Thursday puts culture change in the military as her first priority, has said she expects Arbour to deliver her final report in the spring.Ĭarignan, who previously served in Afghanistan and Iraq, told reporters she is in regular contact with both Anand and Arbour. While specific ways to measure progress are in development, Carignan said: “Success will look like defence team members who feel psychologically safe showing up to work every day.”Īsked how long it will take to achieve her objectives, Carignan said: “The horizon that I’m working with right now is five years to have instituted and effective, irreversible positive changes.”Ĭarignan was appointed to oversee culture change in the Armed Forces in response to the military’s latest reckoning with sexual misconduct, this time involving allegations against some of Canada’s most senior military officers.
The military is also working on training and support at various Canadian Armed Forces officer and recruit schools. Those initiatives include numerous consultations with Armed Forces members and civilian counterparts in the Defence Department, as well as changes to the military-promotion system to better account for gender and diversity issues.
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She was appointed the Canadian Armed Forces’ first-ever chief of professional conduct and culture in April.Ĭarignan says she and her team of around 200 have been working on a number of new initiatives to tackle sexual misconduct and hate in the ranks while awaiting the results of an independent review by retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour.
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Jennie Carignan laid out her conditions for success during an update Thursday. OTTAWA - The senior officer tasked with changing the Canadian military’s culture says while she and her team are already working on initiatives to tackle sexual misconduct and hate in the ranks, victory will look like “irreversible positive changes” within five years.
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