The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces take the issues of gender integration, sexual harassment and the need to reform the military justice system seriously.  To assist you to identify what measures have been taken or promised, and to set the standards we wish to achieve, you will find an organized list of news releases, backgrounders, speeches and reports.

Gender Integration
The following documents describe the current state of the integration of women in the combat arms and the Canadian Forces as a whole and also the plans that the CF has made to further gender integration throughout Canada's armed forces.

• Chief Land Staff Gender Integration Study [Report] - 17 June 1998 including:
  The Experience of Women Who Have Served in the Combat Arms - January 1998
  An Exploration of Reserve Member Perceptions of Regular Force Comabt Arms Employment - May 1998
  The Regular Force Training and Employment Environment - September 1997
• Women in the Canadian Forces [Backgrounder] - 20 May 1998
• Making Progress with Reforms - People [Website] - April 1998 This web site summarizes the initiatives which have been to taken to improve the quality of life of CF personnel, particularly in regards to gender integration.
• VISION 2010 See how the navy charts the way for the next phase of gender integration in the navy [Report] - 11 April 1998
• International Women's Week - Mr. James Judd [Speech] - 6 March 1998

Harassment and Sexual Assault
The Minister of National Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff, and the Deputy Minister have all taken clear stands against harassment and sexual assault. The following documents outline the measures taken to address these issues.

• Canadian Forces Policy on Racist Conduct [Backgrounder] - 31 July 1998
• The Maple Leaf [Special Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault] - July 1998
• Canadian Forces Provost Marshal Releases July Statistics for the Canadian Forces National Investigative Service [News Release] - 8 July 1998
• Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct and General Military Discipline in the Canadian Forces [Open letter from the CDS] - 18 June 1998
• Defence Minister Announces First Ombudsman [News Release] - 9 June 1998
• DND/CF Ombudsman [Backgrounder] - 9 June 1998
• Mr. André Marin, DND/CF Ombudsman [Backgrounder] - 9 June 1998
• Results of Canadian Forces Provost Marshal Review of Sexual Misconduct Allegations [News Release] - 4 June 1998
• National Defence Sets Up Toll-Free Line for Sexual-Harassment and Sexual-Assault Complaints [News Release] - 27 May 1998
• Statement from the Minister of National Defence [Letter] - 22 May 1998
• Making Progress with Reforms - People [Website] - April 1998 This web site summarizes the initiatives which have been to taken to improve the quality of life of CF personnel, particularly in regards to harassment and sexual assault.
• Department of National Defence - Policy on Harassment in the Workplace [Backgrounder] - 23 February 1998

Military Justice System
The documents in this section give an introduction of the military justice system in the CF and summarize the changes and reforms that are underway.

• Official Web site for the Office of the Judge Advocate General  [Website] - April 1999
• Defence Minister Announces First Ombudsman [News Release] - 9 June 1998
• DND/CF Ombudsman [Backgrounder] - 9 June 1998
• Mr. André Marin, DND/CF Ombudsman [Backgrounder] - 9 June 1998
• Making Progress with Reforms - Military Justice [Website] - April 1998 This web site summarizes actions taken to strengthen and reform the CF military justice system.
• Minister Makes Monitoring Comittee's Preliminary Report Public [News Release]
  - 7 April 1998
• Preliminary Report of the Defence Minister's Monitoring Committee on Change in the Canadian Forces and the Ministry of Defence [Report] - 7 April 1998
• Amendments to the National Defence Act [Backgrounder] - November 1997
• Defence Minister announces new Monitoring Committee on Change [News
  Release] - 14 October 1997
• New Oversight Initiatives [Backgrounder] - 14 October 1997
• The Minister's Monitoring Committee on Change [Backgrounder] - 14 October 1997
• Changes to the Military Justice System [Backgrounder] - 14 October 1997
• Highlights of National Defence change initiatives [Backgrounder] - 14 October 1997
• Overview of Military Justice and Courts Martial Introduction [Backgrounder]
  - 8 January 1997
• Composition of General Courts Martial [Backgrounder] - 8 January 1997