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 of the investigation. The release says acting chief of the defence staff, Lt.−Gen. Wayne Eyre, will be reviewing next steps with Fortin. The department says it will have no further comment. Last November, Fortin was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to oversee what he called the “greatest mobilization effort Canada has seen since the Second World War.” Fortin has served in the military for almost 30 years. He commanded NATO’s training mission in Iraq and led Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan at the height of the fiercest fighting there. It’s the latest blow for the …
Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin Leaves Vaccine Rollout Post Pending Military Investigation
May 14, 2021
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