US EditionMilitary police watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight
CANADA, JUN 17 – The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office obstructed civilian oversight in 2024 by misapplying the National Defence Act, worsening complainants' access to justice, the watchdog said.
- On June 17, 2025, a report from the Military Police Complaints Commission highlighted increased resistance to civilian oversight within the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office.
- In 2024, the Provost Marshal applied the National Defence Act in a manner that circumvented civilian independent oversight, leading to the improper dismissal of complaints without proper authority and sparking increased resistance.
- The report highlights that the provost's office consistently declines to address interference complaints and does not inform complainants about their entitlement to request a review by the complaints commission as mandated by law.
- The report cautions that if legislative changes are not made, existing obstacles hindering the MPCC’s ability to fulfill its duties may persist, undermining Parliament’s efforts to create effective oversight of the military police.
- The report implies that the ongoing refusal to respect Parliament's oversight regime and the worrying situation under Brigadier-General Vanessa Hanrahan's command require law reform to restore effective civilian oversight.
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