Here’s the full transcript of Canada’s apology for military sexual misconduct
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The apology comes after a year in which the Canadian military has been forced to confront what experts have called a “crisis” of sexual misconduct within its ranks.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The text below is the official transcription of the apologies to survivors and victims of military sexual misconduct. As such, it uses grammar and stylistic elements that may not reflect The Canadian Press stylebook used by Global News.
Survivors and victims of military sexual misconduct received a historic and long-awaited apology on Monday from Defence Minister Anita Anand, as well as from Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre and Jody Thomas, deputy minister of the Department of National Defence.
More than 7,600 people watched the apology livestream on Facebook, which comes after a year in which the Canadian military has been forced to confront what experts have called a “crisis” of sexual misconduct within its ranks, particularly senior leaders.
The transcripts of the full apologies are below.
I am speaking to you from the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. I recognize that this land has long been a place of meeting and gathering for Indigenous people, and we join you in a spirit of respect and reconciliation.
The members of our Canadian Armed Forces have always put service before self by stepping up to serve Canada.
You come from all backgrounds, faiths, and ethnicities, and you have a diversity of gender identities and sexual orientations.
Whether protecting Canadians at home or abroad, you have done everything your country has asked of you.
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