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Fortin Sex Assault Case Scheduled for Two Days in September

January 28, 2022
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OTTAWA—Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s sexual assault case will go to trial in September. Two days were set aside for the trial during a brief, virtual courtroom hearing this morning, five months after the senior military officer once tasked with overseeing Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination drive was charged. The Sept. 19-20 trial will be held in a Gatineau…

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Defence Chief’s Notes Reveal Debate Over Due Process, Optics on Fortin Allegation

August 1, 2021
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VANCOUVER—An extraordinary set of handwritten notes by Canada’s acting defence chief appear to reveal a behind−the−scenes struggle between due process, political optics and support for the complainant after a sexual misconduct allegation emerged against Maj.−Gen. Dany Fortin. More than 100 pages of heavily redacted documents, including notes mostly written in bullet−point form by Lt.−Gen. Wayne…

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Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin Leaves Vaccine Rollout Post Pending Military Investigation

May 14, 2021
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OTTAWA—The military officer in charge of Canada’s vaccine rollout has left his assignment with the Public Health Agency of Canada pending the results of an investigation. The Department of National Defence announced in an news release Friday evening that Maj.−Gen. Dany Fortin is off the high−profile job. There was no information released about the nature…

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