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The policy was one of the major pillars of Operation Honour, the military’s campaign to stamp out sexual misconduct in the ranks.

“It was an inflexible and inhuman way to manage people,” said Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, the military’s chief of professional conduct and culture.

“It was thought that duty-to-report could help ensure that incidents were not ignored or minimized, and that it would enhance protections for survivors,” Carignan said Wednesday in her opening statement during a virtual media availability.

“We recognize that duty-to-report regulations have had unintended negative consequences for people affected by offences of an interpersonal nature, such as sexual misconduct or hateful conduct,” she added.

Carignan defended the amount of time it took for DND to take action, saying the matter needed careful consideration because no one wanted to inadvertently make the situation worse.

In a statement issued earlier this month, the minister said the military will no longer stand in the way of complaints about sexual harassment and discrimination based on sex that are put before the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

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