Dany Fortin

• Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin takes stand at criminal trial, denies sexual assault

  Dany Fortin's defence lawyer has said she will vigorously contest the complainant's identification of her client, who maintains his innocence

  Crime

  Sep 20
  
• Sexual assault trial starts for Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who led COVID-19 vaccine campaign

  The trial comes more than a year after the senior military officer was abruptly removed as head of the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine campaign in May 2021.

  Canada

  Sep 19
  
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• Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin sex assault case scheduled for two days in September

  Maj.-Gen. Fortin was charged in August with one count of sexual assault dating back to 1988, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

  Canada

  Jan 28
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• Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin opts for trial by Quebec judge only in sexual assault case

  Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin was charged with one count of sexual assault in August 2021, related to an alleged incident in 1988. He has decided to have a trial by judge only in Quebec.

  Politics

  Jan 24
• Fortin appeals Federal Court ruling that removal complaint must go through military

  Fortin’s lawyers allege he was denied the right to due process, the presumption of innocence, and privacy, and want him back as head of the vaccine rollout, or in a similar post.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2021
• Fortin must use military grievance process to challenge removal, Federal Court rules

  Fortin's legal team alleged the government turfed from his temporary position at the Public Health Agency of Canada for purely political reasons.

  Politics

  Oct 12, 2021
• Military’s grievance system needs immediate reform, warns retired Canadian judge

  Canadian military personnel have fewer ways to express concerns or complaints than civilian Canadians do, a retired Supreme Court justice noted in his report.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2021
• Maj.-Gen. Fortin claims his removal from vaccine campaign ‘politically motivated’: Lawyer

  Fortin was formally charged with sexual assault on the second day of a scheduled two-day hearing in Federal Court on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2021
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• Fortin’s legal team hands Crown documents in military officer’s sex assault case

  Fortin has denied any wrongdoing and is asking a Federal Court judge to quash the federal Liberal government's decision to remove him as head of the vaccine rollout campaign.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2021
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• Federal lawyers argue Fortin’s lawsuit over his removal from vaccine post is pointless

  Government lawyers say that since it is no longer possible for Fortin to be returned to the vaccine post, there's no reason for the court to review the matter.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2021