The federal government is determined to consult with victims of misconduct before fully enshrining victims' rights in Canadian military law, Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan told a House of Commons committee today.
It's been over a year since Parliament passed legislation to insert a victims' bill of rights into the separate but distinct justice system of the Armed Forces, but it has yet to come into force because new regulations have not yet been drafted.
"I wish these regulations could be done almost immediately, but we also committed to consulting with the victims so that the regulations are done appropriately," Sajjan said during a virtual appearance before the Commons justice committee. "This is something we committed to and we need to make sure that we do it well."
At least one military legal expert has said the will of Parliament is being flouted by the defense department through its inability to put a law in place that has been passed already.
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