Madam Speaker, our Canadian military is embroiled in yet another troubling situation.
Yesterday, the CBC released the testimony of a retired military sexual assault investigator who says that Canadian army officers interfere with investigations into sexual assault cases. Worse still, we have learned that while civilian courts have a conviction rate of 42%, in the army only 14% of cases end in conviction.
When will the government take serious and effective measures to address cases of sexual assault in the armed forces?