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Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau

Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau are administrative lawyers in Ottawa.

The emperors wear no clothes

  • In the past month, we’ve seen two chiefs of defence staff be investigated by the National Investigation Service for alleged sexual misconduct. General Jonathan
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | March 15, 2021
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan allegedly declined to see evidence that would have supported allegations of sexual misconduct facing now-retired General Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The emperors wear no clothes

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | March 15, 2021
  • In the past month, we’ve seen two chiefs of defence staff be investigated by the National Investigation Service for alleged sexual misconduct. General Jonathan

The emperors wear no clothes

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | March 15, 2021
  • In the past month, we’ve seen two chiefs of defence staff be investigated by the National Investigation Service for alleged sexual misconduct. General Jonathan
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan allegedly declined to see evidence that would have supported allegations of sexual misconduct facing now-retired General Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to fix the Canadian Forces’ grievance system

  • OTTAWA—The Canadian Forces grievance process has been in a shambles for years, mostly attributable to excessive delay. In 1998, the former chief justice of
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | October 15, 2020
Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, pictured April 30, 2020, at a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Instilling reasonable limitations on the right to grieve would serve the greater good, and would assist in eliminating the backlog of grievances, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to fix the Canadian Forces’ grievance system

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | October 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian Forces grievance process has been in a shambles for years, mostly attributable to excessive delay. In 1998, the former chief justice of

How to fix the Canadian Forces’ grievance system

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | October 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian Forces grievance process has been in a shambles for years, mostly attributable to excessive delay. In 1998, the former chief justice of
Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, pictured April 30, 2020, at a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Instilling reasonable limitations on the right to grieve would serve the greater good, and would assist in eliminating the backlog of grievances, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military justice system’s in chaos

  • OTTAWA—In a shocking decision last month, R. v. Crépeau, the Deputy Chief Military Judge, Lt.-Col. Louis-Vincent d’Auteuil, declared that his court is not independent
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | September 10, 2020
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured Jan. 26, 2020, at a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Parliament should reform the National Defence Act, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military justice system’s in chaos

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | September 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In a shocking decision last month, R. v. Crépeau, the Deputy Chief Military Judge, Lt.-Col. Louis-Vincent d’Auteuil, declared that his court is not independent

Military justice system’s in chaos

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | September 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In a shocking decision last month, R. v. Crépeau, the Deputy Chief Military Judge, Lt.-Col. Louis-Vincent d’Auteuil, declared that his court is not independent
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured Jan. 26, 2020, at a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Parliament should reform the National Defence Act, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliament failing to oversee Canada’s military

  • Parliament is supreme, limited only by the Constitutional separation of powers and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But when it comes to the
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | August 31, 2020
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has not yet called for an independent review of the National Defence Act, despite the fact that such a review is legally-mandated and long overdue, write Michel Drapeau and Thomas Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliament failing to oversee Canada’s military

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | August 31, 2020
  • Parliament is supreme, limited only by the Constitutional separation of powers and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But when it comes to the

Parliament failing to oversee Canada’s military

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | August 31, 2020
  • Parliament is supreme, limited only by the Constitutional separation of powers and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But when it comes to the
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has not yet called for an independent review of the National Defence Act, despite the fact that such a review is legally-mandated and long overdue, write Michel Drapeau and Thomas Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Canada to abolish military tribunals

  • OTTAWA—In 2018, the Auditor General of Canada’s Office released its report on the administration of justice in the Canadian Armed Forces. The overall conclusion
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | June 8, 2020
Master Cpl. Scott Galbraith, pictured Jan. 30, 2020, aboard HMCS Fredericton during Operation Reassurance. Globally, there is an overwhelming change in the way that militaries administer justice, and the trend is for the complete abolishment and/or civilianization of military tribunals of criminal jurisdiction in peacetime, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. Photograph courtesy Cpl. Simon Arcand, Canadian Armed Forces

Time for Canada to abolish military tribunals

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | June 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In 2018, the Auditor General of Canada’s Office released its report on the administration of justice in the Canadian Armed Forces. The overall conclusion

Time for Canada to abolish military tribunals

Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | June 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In 2018, the Auditor General of Canada’s Office released its report on the administration of justice in the Canadian Armed Forces. The overall conclusion
Master Cpl. Scott Galbraith, pictured Jan. 30, 2020, aboard HMCS Fredericton during Operation Reassurance. Globally, there is an overwhelming change in the way that militaries administer justice, and the trend is for the complete abolishment and/or civilianization of military tribunals of criminal jurisdiction in peacetime, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. Photograph courtesy Cpl. Simon Arcand, Canadian Armed Forces
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