One year without a Chief Military Judge

20 March 2021, marked the 1-year anniversary that the Canadian Forces have been without a Chief Military Judge. For the past year the Deputy Chief Military Judge has been the Acting Chief Military Judge. This is the only federally-appointed Chief Justice or Chief Judge position that has been left vacant throughout the pandemic.

I expand on this issue in this recent Blog post.

And, since that raises the issue of judicial independence, my recent commentary regarding the DND/CF Ombudsman may also be of interest. 

This, in turn, may raise interest in my comments regarding what the Minister of National Defence could have done, 3 years ago, when the DND/CF Ombudsman purportedly attempted to bring to his attention concerns regarding the (then) Chief of the Defence Staff. 

There may also be interest in some earlier comments that I offered on 3 March 2021 concerning recent developments in the Canadian Forces.

We can, undoubtedly, anticipate more revelations, discussions, and assertions by a variety of stakeholders.