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National Defence committee Well, I think it's apparent. We see what's in the environment. As the sexual misconduct response centre was being stood up, I was still receiving these calls and complaints. I'd have to go back to verify the numbers, but even though the sexual misconduct response centre was ope
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee My worries about the sexual misconduct response centre started long before that. I thought it was ill-conceived. I thought it was improperly rolled out. I don't think it had the right mandate, policies or procedures in place when it opened its doors. There were restrictions. Cert
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee I'm not sure I got the question.
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee There are none that I'm aware of.
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee Well, this goes back to transitioning members. I was the deputy ombudsman at Veterans Affairs before I came over to the Canadian Armed Forces, and I've seen the tail end of what transition looks like. When I came into the position of the Canadian Armed Forces ombudsman, I took th
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee That which you're reading, sir, has to do with systemic reviews, when you look at policy, procedure or a clump or group of complaints coming out of a similar area. I can, on my own motion, investigate any policy or procedure. When I have individual victims approach me, the rule
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee As a special adviser to the minister, I thought it prudent on my behalf to let him know that this allegation was there and it was substantiated. I thought it was the right thing to do. He is the person who oversees the chief of the defence staff and has direct control over the po
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee What is assured in confidentiality is the protection of the victim's identity. I did not give the minister the details of the allegation. I tried to show him some evidence. He refused to look at it.
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee I've gone about as far as I'm going to go in talking about that allegation.
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee That is correct.
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee This was the first time I was given evidence of inappropriate sexual behaviour.
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee As I've travelled across this country, I've heard a lot of things. I'll give you a quick example. I met with a 32-year serving member, an NCO in the Canadian Armed Forces, who told me a story about the first 10 years of her time in the Canadian Armed Forces. It was absolutely b
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee They knew as much as the minister knew.
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee I am not going to confirm or deny anything about that allegation.
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne
National Defence committee They would have gotten no evidence from me, because, again, I did not have the complainant's authorization to share that evidence.
March 3rd, 2021Committee meeting
Gary Walbourne