Maj.-Gen. Fortin appeals judge’s ruling on reinstatement to COVID-19 vaccine campaign – CBC

Judge previously ruled military grievance process is the appropriate avenue for his claim

Oct 22, 2021

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is challenging a Federal Court judge’s ruling that struck down his request for reinstatement as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign.

The senior military officer’s legal team filed a notice of appeal on Friday, arguing Justice Ann Marie McDonald erred in her ruling last week that Fortin needed to submit a complaint to the military before bringing his case to court.

“The judge made numerous and grave legal errors in her decision, which Maj.-Gen. Fortin is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to overturn,” lawyer Natalia Rodriguez said in a statement.

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Fortin has been fighting for reinstatement after he was abruptly removed as head of the vaccine rollout effort in May, five days before military police announced they had referred an investigation of alleged sexual misconduct to Quebec’s prosecution service.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dany-fortin-appeal-1.6221850