McDonald will not be charged after an investigation into his conduct
Then Vice-Admiral Art McDonald addresses the audience at the Royal Canadian Navy Change of Command ceremony in Halifax on June 12, 2019.A six-month investigation into the conduct of Canada’s top military officer Admiral Art McDonald has ended without any charges.Trudeau says military police identified and interviewed a large number of potential witnesses, which led investigators to conclude there was not enough evidence to support the laying of charges.
The nature of the allegation against him was not publicly confirmed, but CBC reported at the time that it related to an allegation of sexual misconduct dating back to his time commanding a Canadian warship in 2010. McDonald had taken over as defence chief from Jonathan Vance, who was charged last month with one count of obstruction of justice following a separate military police investigation into allegations that he had engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviour.
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