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Joshua Juneau

Joshua Juneau is an administrative lawyer practising military law in Ottawa.

Military rights to be affected by prorogation

  • OTTAWA—In some respects, members of the Canadian Armed Forces have less rights under the Constitution and Canadian law than tourists, refugees, or convicted criminals
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | July 23, 2018
Members of the Operation Presence Mali Force Protection, pictured on July 17, 2018, in Gao, Mali. In some respects, members of the Canadian Armed Forces have less rights under the Constitution and Canadian law than tourists, refugees, or convicted criminals in prison, write Joshua Juneau and Michel Drapeau. Photograph courtesy of DND

Military rights to be affected by prorogation

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | July 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In some respects, members of the Canadian Armed Forces have less rights under the Constitution and Canadian law than tourists, refugees, or convicted criminals

Military rights to be affected by prorogation

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | July 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In some respects, members of the Canadian Armed Forces have less rights under the Constitution and Canadian law than tourists, refugees, or convicted criminals
Members of the Operation Presence Mali Force Protection, pictured on July 17, 2018, in Gao, Mali. In some respects, members of the Canadian Armed Forces have less rights under the Constitution and Canadian law than tourists, refugees, or convicted criminals in prison, write Joshua Juneau and Michel Drapeau. Photograph courtesy of DND

Sajjan deserves applause for ‘transformational’ military justice reforms

  • OTTAWA—Change is afoot on the military justice file, and it’s not all bad news. On May 10, 2018, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | May 14, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan introduced a bill into the House last week to bring in major reforms to the military justice system, including taking away the power of military officers to impose penal consequences on soldiers without a formal trial. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sajjan deserves applause for ‘transformational’ military justice reforms

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | May 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Change is afoot on the military justice file, and it’s not all bad news. On May 10, 2018, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan

Sajjan deserves applause for ‘transformational’ military justice reforms

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | May 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Change is afoot on the military justice file, and it’s not all bad news. On May 10, 2018, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan introduced a bill into the House last week to bring in major reforms to the military justice system, including taking away the power of military officers to impose penal consequences on soldiers without a formal trial. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Privacy Commissioner’s Office is failing Canadians

  • OTTAWA—In March 2008, Cpl. Stuart Langridge committed suicide in a barrack room at the Canadian Forces Base in Edmonton. What followed was a series
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | April 23, 2018
Cpl. Stuart Langridge, pictured Afghanistan in this file photo, committed suicide at the Canadian Forces Base Edmonton in March 2008. Photograph handout

Privacy Commissioner’s Office is failing Canadians

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | April 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In March 2008, Cpl. Stuart Langridge committed suicide in a barrack room at the Canadian Forces Base in Edmonton. What followed was a series

Privacy Commissioner’s Office is failing Canadians

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | April 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In March 2008, Cpl. Stuart Langridge committed suicide in a barrack room at the Canadian Forces Base in Edmonton. What followed was a series
Cpl. Stuart Langridge, pictured Afghanistan in this file photo, committed suicide at the Canadian Forces Base Edmonton in March 2008. Photograph handout

Time for Parliament to legislate control over Canada’s military criminal justice system

  • OTTAWA—The cornerstone of Canada’s constitutional democracy is the separation of government powers. As the artisans of law and with a complete oversight duty over
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | January 15, 2018
Canada’s Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould is also ‘absent in office’ on the military justice file, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. Yet, Sec. 4 of the Department of Justice Act gives the minister responsibility as superintendent over 'all matters connected with the administration of justice in Canada,' including the military justice system. The Hill Times file photograph

Time for Parliament to legislate control over Canada’s military criminal justice system

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | January 15, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The cornerstone of Canada’s constitutional democracy is the separation of government powers. As the artisans of law and with a complete oversight duty over

Time for Parliament to legislate control over Canada’s military criminal justice system

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | January 15, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The cornerstone of Canada’s constitutional democracy is the separation of government powers. As the artisans of law and with a complete oversight duty over
Canada’s Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould is also ‘absent in office’ on the military justice file, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. Yet, Sec. 4 of the Department of Justice Act gives the minister responsibility as superintendent over 'all matters connected with the administration of justice in Canada,' including the military justice system. The Hill Times file photograph

Outgoing JAG firing blanks at critics

  • After seven years serving as Canada’s judge advocate general (JAG), Maj.-Gen. Blaise Cathcart is scheduled to retire next month—a year before the end of
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | May 15, 2017

Outgoing JAG firing blanks at critics

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | May 15, 2017
  • After seven years serving as Canada’s judge advocate general (JAG), Maj.-Gen. Blaise Cathcart is scheduled to retire next month—a year before the end of

Outgoing JAG firing blanks at critics

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | May 15, 2017
  • After seven years serving as Canada’s judge advocate general (JAG), Maj.-Gen. Blaise Cathcart is scheduled to retire next month—a year before the end of

A call for a justice review of not-criminally-responsible defences

  • OTTAWA—With disturbing regularity, criminal review boards are granting absolute discharges to some of Canada’s most heinous criminals on grounds that they cannot be held
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | March 6, 2017
Canada's federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

A call for a justice review of not-criminally-responsible defences

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | March 6, 2017
  • OTTAWA—With disturbing regularity, criminal review boards are granting absolute discharges to some of Canada’s most heinous criminals on grounds that they cannot be held

A call for a justice review of not-criminally-responsible defences

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | March 6, 2017
  • OTTAWA—With disturbing regularity, criminal review boards are granting absolute discharges to some of Canada’s most heinous criminals on grounds that they cannot be held
Canada's federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Parliament should oversee appointment of incoming VCDS

  • OTTAWA—Members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) serve the Crown at the pleasure of and are accountable to Canadians as their representatives, at home
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | January 30, 2017
A procurement scandal saw Canada’s second-ranking soldier, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, the vice chief of defence staff (VCDS), [temporarily] removed from the performance of his duties. This is unprecedented. Despite public appetite and outcry, the CAF has imposed a wall of silence to shut out the very people they serve. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliament should oversee appointment of incoming VCDS

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | January 30, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) serve the Crown at the pleasure of and are accountable to Canadians as their representatives, at home

Parliament should oversee appointment of incoming VCDS

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | January 30, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) serve the Crown at the pleasure of and are accountable to Canadians as their representatives, at home
A procurement scandal saw Canada’s second-ranking soldier, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, the vice chief of defence staff (VCDS), [temporarily] removed from the performance of his duties. This is unprecedented. Despite public appetite and outcry, the CAF has imposed a wall of silence to shut out the very people they serve. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The angry veteran has been replaced by engaged stakeholder

  • OTTAWA—In November 2015, the federal Liberals were elected on a platform of change, and a campaign slogan of “real change for veterans.” On the
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | December 12, 2016
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr has repackaged the issues facing veterans into more manageable parts by establishing six ministerial committees to advise him on specific policy concerns, writes Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The angry veteran has been replaced by engaged stakeholder

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | December 12, 2016
  • OTTAWA—In November 2015, the federal Liberals were elected on a platform of change, and a campaign slogan of “real change for veterans.” On the

The angry veteran has been replaced by engaged stakeholder

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU | December 12, 2016
  • OTTAWA—In November 2015, the federal Liberals were elected on a platform of change, and a campaign slogan of “real change for veterans.” On the
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr has repackaged the issues facing veterans into more manageable parts by establishing six ministerial committees to advise him on specific policy concerns, writes Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Why’s the CF’s resistant to transparency, accountability, and oversight?

  • OTTAWA—Last week, after a 38-year career in the Canadian Army, Lieut.-Gen. Guy Thibault, who was the then vice-chief of defence staff, used his last
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | August 15, 2016
Canadian soldiers move a rigid hull inflatable boat at the start of an ambush training scenario at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland on Aug. 4, 2016 during Operation Reassurance. Photograph courtesy Captain Mark Ruban, Operation Reassurance

Why’s the CF’s resistant to transparency, accountability, and oversight?

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | August 15, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week, after a 38-year career in the Canadian Army, Lieut.-Gen. Guy Thibault, who was the then vice-chief of defence staff, used his last

Why’s the CF’s resistant to transparency, accountability, and oversight?

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | August 15, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week, after a 38-year career in the Canadian Army, Lieut.-Gen. Guy Thibault, who was the then vice-chief of defence staff, used his last
Canadian soldiers move a rigid hull inflatable boat at the start of an ambush training scenario at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland on Aug. 4, 2016 during Operation Reassurance. Photograph courtesy Captain Mark Ruban, Operation Reassurance

Canada’s military summary trials are frozen in time: Drapeau, Juneau

  • OTTAWA—Military summary trials are ancient, outdated, and unfair—and they are insulated from judicial scrutiny. Immediate reform is necessary to this system of “justice,” not
Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | February 15, 2016
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Recently, the Department of National Defence’s plans and priorities report highlighted major recruiting and retention issues with the Canadian Forces Reserves, who are running at 19 per cent below authorized strength. Perhaps this isn’t surprising. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada’s military summary trials are frozen in time: Drapeau, Juneau

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | February 15, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Military summary trials are ancient, outdated, and unfair—and they are insulated from judicial scrutiny. Immediate reform is necessary to this system of “justice,” not

Canada’s military summary trials are frozen in time: Drapeau, Juneau

Opinion | BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU | February 15, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Military summary trials are ancient, outdated, and unfair—and they are insulated from judicial scrutiny. Immediate reform is necessary to this system of “justice,” not
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Recently, the Department of National Defence’s plans and priorities report highlighted major recruiting and retention issues with the Canadian Forces Reserves, who are running at 19 per cent below authorized strength. Perhaps this isn’t surprising. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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