The source later told CBC News that before the start of Operation Honor in 2015, allegations of sexual misconduct against Fortin had been filed-the military’s now defunct campaign aimed at eliminating misconduct in the team.

Today, Fortin’s lawyers applied for judicial review of his removal from the PHAC position. The application argued that “Fortin was deprived of procedural fairness before making a decision, and the interviewee knew or should have known that this would have serious consequences for his life, reputation, and career.

“The decision maker did not give him the opportunity to let him know why he should not be removed from the PHAC position and should not be reassigned.

‘Cancel decision’

Fortin’s legal team argued that “due to the unreasonable nature of the decision” and “serious violation” of Fortin’s procedural fairness and privacy rights, the military should “revoke the decision” and either restore his position in PHAC or give him another A position that suits him.

Due to the sensitivity of the documents, three independent confidential sources were not authorized to speak publicly. They described the allegations against Fortin as an earlier allegation, but declined to provide more specific information. The Globe and Mail was the first to report that the allegations against Fortin were sexual in nature.

A branch of the military police Submit this Last month, an official official was asked to decide whether criminal charges should be filed.

“Since his secondment was terminated, MGen Fortin has not worked at CAF, and, In fact, Dismissed from military duties,” wrote in the notice of application filed in court today.

On March 17, 2021, Fortin met with Lieutenant General Wayne Ayre, acting Chief of Defense Staff, and learned that the Canadian Army Investigation Bureau was investigating his sexual misconduct, but did not provide any information on the allegations at the time. According to the court file.

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