FEDS TO APOLOGIZE TO VICTIMS OF MILITARY SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

A date has been set for the government to deliver its promised apology to victims of military sexual misconduct. The Department of National Defence announced Monday that the apology will be delivered on Dec. 13 and come in the three parts. Defence Minister Anita Anand, shown, will apologize on behalf of the government, chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre will do the same for the military and Jody Thomas, the deputy minister at National Defence, will speak for the department. While officials have previously said they were hoping for an in-person event, the Defence Department says the apology will be delivered virtually and streamed online. The apology was promised in 2019 as part of a $600-million settlement deal with current and former service members in several class-action lawsuits.