When the lawyers contacted me about two weeks ago to say that the Justice had rendered a decision in my matter, they also asked me if I wanted my name printed in the document.
I wasn’t going to discuss the decision as I had figured that it would be best to wait to see if the DND was going to push the DOJ to appeal. There’s still the chance for an appeal, but the media has already picked up on the decision as it was published via CanLi.
So, without further ado, here is the decision.
There is still a very long and arduous road ahead.
The DOJ and the DND will not yield to this, nor will they roll over and acquiesce. The DND and the CAF have far too much to lose in this. The DND and the CAF will lose more than I would ever stand to gain.
The CAF and the DND could have avoided this whole mess if they were honest and forthcoming back in 2011. They brought this all upon themselves. I just wanted an apology from the babysitter, I just wanted my father to admit that I wasn’t to blame for what the babysitter had done to my brother, nor was I subsequently responsible for the legal troubles my brother had.
All I really wanted from the babysitter was for him to cover my go at some sort of trade training.
But, the Canadian Armed Forces had games to play, and play they did.
My father’s dead, so I’ll never hear an apology uttered from his lips.
My brother is dead, so I’ll never see the look of realization in his eyes that Richard had been lying to him all of these years.
If this matter is wrapped up by March 17th, 2027 I will be very greatly surprised.
I think that I’m going to have to become more involved as an advocate for Medical Assistance in Dying for when Mental Illness is the Sole Underlying Medical Condition.
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