The sexual assault trial of a high-profile military commander who once led Canada’s vaccine rollout begins today in Quebec.
Fortin also claimed the federal government removed him from his high-profile job on the vaccine rollout in the spring of 2021 due to "political calculation" when the military's ongoing sexual misconduct crisis was dominating headlines last year.more than a dozen current and former senior Canadian military leaders
have been sidelined, investigated, criminally charged or forced into retirement from some of the most powerful and prestigious posts in the defence establishment. The country's former chief of defence staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, pleaded guilty in March to one count of obstruction of justice.is set for August 2023. Edmundson, the military's former head of human resources, is charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of committing indecent acts — allegations Edmundson denies.Dany Fortin charged with sexual assault, says he's living through a 'nightmare'Maj.-Gen.
Fortin has served in the Canadian Armed Forces for more than 36 years and has argued his reputation has beenFortin gained national attention during the pandemic while appearing regularly on the government's televised COVID-19 updates alongside top ministers and health officials. In May 2021, the Department of National Defence issued a terse public statement announcing that Fortin was leaving his post at the Public Health Agency of Canada; the statement didn't say why. CBC News confirmed that day that Fortin was the subject of a military investigation
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