Chief of Defence Staff apologizes for military’s history of racial discrimination

The head of Canada’s military formally apologized Thursday to the Canadian Armed Forces for the service’s history of racist discrimination and vowed to improve the situation for racialized CAF members.

Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan teared up as she delivered a rare, emotional speech to the rank and file in Ottawa Thursday afternoon. In it, she apologized to every armed forces member who has experienced racial discrimination.