By Wayne Doyle | BarrieToday.com During Remembrance Day on Monday, almost four dozen commissionaires working at Canadian Forces Base Borden will take a moment to pause, reflect and remember. Most will…
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Retired military lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for impersonating public officer, misleading law society
A Law Society of Ontario tribunal has found a lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for impersonating a public officer and misleading the Law Society during its investigation. D.M., a retired…
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Workplace News
Canadian Armed Forces abandons ‘sexual misconduct,’ replaces it with three new terms as part of cultural reforms
Defence Minister Bill Blair announced significant updates regarding cultural reforms within the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) on Thursday. The reforms are in response…
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Mental Health
CAF veteran of Kuwait, Afghanistan awarded benefits for gastroesophageal reflux disease
A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been granted partial entitlement for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board. The decision, delivered by the…
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FeaturedMental Health
Canadian Armed Forces reservist awarded benefits for PTSD related to a sexual assault, viewing of Rwanda genocide footage
An Edmonton-based veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces reserves, who was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) related to a sexual assault and the viewing of graphic footage of…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Canada’s military is ‘too woke?’ Hardly — it must embrace diversity to survive
By Paul T. Mitchell, Professor of Defence Studies, Canadian Forces College The publication of the latest issue of the Canadian Military Journal (CMJ) has angered some of Canada’s right-wing media…
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FeaturedMental Health
Former soldier awarded compensation for pain, suffering related to anxiety disorder from harassment and sexual assault
The Veterans Review and Appeal Board of Canada has awarded compensation for pain and suffering to a Canadian Armed Forces veteran suffering from anxiety disorder, pointing to a sexual assault…
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FeaturedMental Health
Former soldier with terminal cirrhosis denied PTSD benefits by Veterans Review and Appeal Board
A former regular member of the Canadian Armed Forces has had his claim for benefits related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) denied by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB).…
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FeaturedMental Health
Canadian soldier awarded full benefits for PTSD nearly 20 years after he first sought them
The Veterans Review and Appeal Board of Canada has awarded full entitlement for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who was involved…
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The Veterans Review and Appeal Board has granted a disability pension to a 35-year-old veteran, who served in the Regular Force of the Canadian Armed Forces from October 2008 to…
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