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OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Tuesday that she has directed the Canadian Armed Forces to end its jurisdiction over sexual crimes, even as military police say they have faced challenges transferring such cases to civilian counterparts.
“We will continue to put our shoulders to the wheel and deliver substantive changes to the way things are done at the Department of National Defence and in the Canadian Armed Forces.” She added that her direction includes considering the capacity for civilian police to investigate historical cases and incidents outside Canada, including in conflict zones. She also warned that it could require legislative changes, which will take years.
Hanrahan said there was no single reason for why civilian police refused the military's cases but the large number of rejected cases comes as the federal government and some provinces have been locked in a dispute over funding and other resources. Anand also said that she has directed the military to start working on a review of the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., and its French-language counterpart in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
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