Status of Women committee  I would add that it is very much that sensitivity to allowing people to have agency over how they wish to share that information, and what they want done with that information as it goes forward. That speaks to the benefit of the SMRC, and that it is separate from the Canadian Fo

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I would even construct that question without the gender. If we were talking about a woman of a higher rank and a man of a lower rank, it is that power dynamic element that General Eyre spoke to that is the area we are trying to find, that we need to crea

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I would concur with the CDS, in the sense that yes, absolutely, our rank structure requires that junior members listen to and obey the direction of senior members. However, as the CDS said, there is a context that is associated with that. Certainly, in t

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. There certainly is great value that can come from external resources in providing expertise, advice and knowledge as to how we can best support individuals who have been affected by sexual misconduct in the military, as well as any form of harassment and

Status of Women committee  Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. As General Eyre identified, we have to take a look at those opportunities. We spoke about restorative engagement, which is going to be part of the Heyder and Beattie class action lawsuit, and what Bill C-77 will provide as part of that. However, we

Status of Women committee  In addition to, I think, the efforts and the steps we have to take to attract people from all sorts of diverse backgrounds, but especially women, into the Canadian Forces, we have to take a look at what we need to do as an institution to create the structure and eliminate whateve

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I always defer to the acting CDS first for comments, if he would like to make them. Certainly, Madam Chair, as somebody who has been in the Canadian Forces for 37 years, I have seen a marked change in the same way that we have seen it in Canadian society.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Like the CDS, I don't have any prepared comments, but I certainly am happy to be here today to take part in the conversation and to provide you with my perspective on any questions you may have. Thank you, Madam Chair.