Military Police Investigated Vance in 2015, No Charges Laid, DND Says

Then chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance watches a news conference in Ottawa on May 7, 2020. Military police opened an investigation into former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance's conduct in 2015, but did not end up laying charges. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—The Department of National Defence says military police opened an investigation in 2015 into Gen. Jonathan Vance’s conduct while he was serving in Italy the previous year, but that no charges were laid.

The Defence Department says the investigation was launched before Vance’s appointment as defence chief in July 2015, but did not reveal the specific allegations that were investigated.