Results: Canadian Government To Settle Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits Against Canadian Armed Forces By Giving $900M

The federal government has agreed to set aside $900 million to settle class-action lawsuits from Armed Forces members and Department of National Defence employees who allege rampant sexual misconduct in the military. $800 million will cover current and former members of the Armed Forces and $100 million will go to Department of National Defence employees who experienced sexual harassment, sexual assault or discrimination based on sex, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation on the job. Class members will be eligible for compensation between $5,000 and $55,000 depending on what happened to them. The military also launched a sexual-misconduct response centre, which has fielded hundreds of complaints and conducted investigations into allegations of impropriety since it was established in 2016.