EXCLUSIVE: Top Soldiers Push Back on Policy Paper Blaming Military Problems on ‘Patriarchy’

EXCLUSIVE: Top Soldiers Push Back on Policy Paper Blaming Military Problems on ‘Patriarchy’
Canadian Forces personnel stand at CFB Kingston in Kingston, Ont., on March 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Noé Chartier
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As Canada’s military continues on a path to overhaul its culture, top leaders in the defence establishment have expressed concerns about the tone used in a new strategy paper guiding the change.

The military’s new guiding document, “Defence Team Culture Evolution Strategy,” which is already being rolled out but hasn’t been publicized, blames “colonialism,” “patriarchy,” and “heteronormativity” for cultural problems affecting the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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