In legal terms, there is no employment contract between a member and National Defence—and I'm not a legal expert or a lawyer. Furthermore, the member does not have the same legal recourse as his civilian counterpart because he belongs to a military formation. Consequently, if he is wounded in the performance of his military duties, the crown is not held liable. That is due to the fact that there is no employment contract. If the individual believes that he has been unfairly treated and files a claim against the crown, as that claim is outside the grievance process system and this grievance resolution policy is not part of the system, he therefore has no solution through that system.
