MONTREAL — A former sergeant with the Canadian Armed Forces is suing the federal government for nearly $3 million, alleging unfair treatment after he reported the killing and targeting of civilians during the war in Afghanistan.
Claude Lepage spent 22 years in the Canadian Armed Forces, including as a member of a special unit known as Joint Task Force 2. But his career ended on a sour note, culminating in a"mandatory" medical release in 2012.
"In addition, having been forced to retire from the Canadian Armed Forces due to the unfair and discriminatory handling of his case, is seeking damages as the mandatory medical release process has been subject to gross misconduct, discrimination, stigmatization and negligence on the part of the ." The statement of claim says Lepage personally witnessed several more civilian deaths in January 2008 when a foreign government agency executed a wounded Afghan civilian in a mission that ended with three civilians dead. Later that month, Lepage spoke with a colonel about unjustified violence perpetrated on civilians.
But the day after he met with the colonel, Lepage says he was forced to return to Canada without justification or consultation with a doctor. He learned later that he was officially repatriated because of an “operational stress injury," according to a 2009 briefing note mentioned in the lawsuit.
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