Ottawa directing DND to drop appeal of sexual misconduct class action extension
The federal government is directing officials at the Department of National Defence to immediately drop their appeal of a recent Federal Court ruling that would further extend the deadline for submitting claims in aA Federal Court judge ruled on Jan. 6 that late claims can be accepted in the Canadian Armed Forces-Department of National Defence Sexual Misconduct Class Action Settlement until Feb. 5.
A statement posted on the Department of National Defence’s website on Jan. 17, however, said the ruling “compromises the integrity” of the final settlement agreement negotiated by the parties and approved by the court, and announced plans to appeal it. The directive to drop the appeal came after Global News repeatedly asked the Prime Minister’s Office and Defence Minister Anita Anand’s office to justify the appeal and received no responses. A government source says the order to drop it came from the political level.“After careful consideration and in line with our government’s commitment to cultural change, Canada has reversed its decision to appeal the Federal Court’s ruling.
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