Status of Women committee  I was posted in in January 2006 and I left in April or May 2008. It was during that time. I would say that he came in after I did. I don't know the exact dates when he was posted in or posted out. I would have to look at the records.

Status of Women committee  I think if I had to give one nugget of what we could do to change, and what would have helped me and many women whom I've spoken to, it would be that obedience does not mean silence. If a woman is hurt and wants to speak out of turn, I don't think she should be silenced and told

Status of Women committee  Power dynamics for me, and what I want to illuminate, is that it's something that you walk up.... Sometimes they call it “the black robe” or “the boys' club”. It just means that there's a circle, and you're not in it. There's a power, and you are not part of it. You are powerless

Status of Women committee  I honestly would just like the truth. I have no goal. I have no aim. I just want the truth. That's what would satisfy me: the truth.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for your question. I want to suggest something new. At this time, you can't refuse to serve as the superior of another military member in the chain of command. However, I think that, with the benefit of hindsight, you should be able to refuse to serve as the superior o

Status of Women committee  I definitely see that going outside of the military a lot of times feels more comfortable, more natural, because talking to your chain of command about personal issues is not a comfortable thing to do, so definitely, I think that option is.... I think that it should be an indepen

Status of Women committee  Madam Chair, I can only speak from what I know. When I worked at Downsview in Toronto with Minister Sajjan, who was then Major Sajjan, we both worked for General Vance. There was a different dynamic. Afterwards, General Vance always told me that he always had him under control.

Status of Women committee  In my experience, in many different areas, the law does not apply to him. He doesn't.... On a personal note, he fathered two children with me. He's not responsible to pay or to have those children under his responsibility. It's all up to me. He's excluded himself from a lot of p

Status of Women committee  Accountability for their actions will take a court of law or a charge. That is not my goal. If that happens, that will happen, but that's not the reason I'm doing any of this. I want people to understand the leverage, the power dynamics that play into this, how leaders grow and u

Status of Women committee  I think that in the military, we win; that's what we're trained to do. I think that winning is breaking the silence. In all honesty, if every woman can speak her truth, that is a win. I think that is justice.

Status of Women committee  To my best recollection, he was a special projects officer.

Status of Women committee  He was the COS. He was the chief of staff of the—

Status of Women committee  Sorry; we call it a division now, but it was LFCA headquarters back then.

Status of Women committee  No. They mentioned that their many years of service meant they were very capable of doing it. When stated that the resource was going to be a male to provide me support, I noted to them clearly that had they named the other person behind the desk—they were pointing at something—

Status of Women committee  In my personal experience, no matter what rank you hold, it's never equal to.... In my profession and in my personal experience, I didn't ever hold as high a rank as any male counterpart, whether it was that they don't salute me or didn't respect it if I had something to say. I l