Ottawa’s appeal of CAF sexual misconduct class action extension ‘troubling’: law firms
The government also claims that the judge erred by “relying on irrelevant factors,” including the current number of claimants seeking leave to submit their application beyond the deadline.
The government also argues that the Federal Court judge made errors of law in his decision. Justice Minister David Lametti would not elaborate further on the appeal when asked by Global News on Thursday, referring questions on the case to the national defence minister. In 2019, the government reached a $900-million settlement over a class-action lawsuit from survivors and victims of military sexual misconduct. More thanCanadian military should ‘get their act together,’ says advocate
“Obviously, what the lawyers have been argument [sic] does not align with what my belief or what this government believes,” he said on Feb. 7, 2018.Sexual misconduct has plagued the CAF for years, and the Trudeau government has promised reform within the military.
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