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'I couldn't just stay silent': ex-Armed Forces member on sexual misconduct in the military

A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who experienced a culture of sexual misconduct first-hand reflects on the latest onslaught of allegations that go straight to the top.
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A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who experienced a culture of sexual misconduct first-hand reflects on the latest onslaught of allegations that go straight to the top. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

It's been more than a month of revelations about allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces that go straight to the top of the organization. And with those allegations, questions of who knew what — and when. 

Today on Front Burner, Glynis Rogers, one of the lead plaintiffs in a settled class-action lawsuit about sexual misconduct in the military, reflects on the news and what she thinks needs to change.