General overseeing Canada’s vaccination campaign urges military, society to be better

OTTAWA — During her first public appearance since taking over management of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie urged the military — and all Canadians — to strive to do better.

Brodie said she was excited and honoured to have been tapped to oversee the federal government’s effort to distribute millions of vaccine doses.

Yet Brodie, who during her 32 years in uniform has served in Croatia, Bosnia and Afghanistan, also said there are many things the military and society need to do to protect the values that Canada represents.

The government appointed Brodie to lead the vaccination campaign on Monday after the general who previously oversaw the effort, Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, was abruptly sidelined last week.

Military police have since confirmed that they have been investigating an allegation of sexual misconduct involving Fortin, with the Quebec prosecution service currently deliberating on whether to lay charges.

Fortin’s lawyer has said that his client categorically denies any wrongdoing.

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