Jon Vance and the senior leadership have a change of heart about Mark Norman

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance and Deputy Minister Jody Thomas were full of praise for Vice-Admiral Mark Norman in a message sent out Thursday to both civilian and military personnel in the Canadian Forces and Department of National Defence.

“VAdm Norman has had, and will continue to have, the trust of senior military and civilian leadership,” Vance and Thomas added. Vance handed Norman a draft notice of his intent to relieve the naval officer of his military duties. “I have compelling, sobering and frightening information,“ Vance told the naval officer, although he provided no details.Given the severity of Vance’s statement, Norman said he wanted time to consult a lawyer, and, concerned that his response might be turned over to police and potentially used against him, asked Vance about the legal status of any response he would provide.

-A letter from Vance about Norman’s removal – sent only to the most senior staff – was leaked to the news media by someone inside National Defence headquarters within 20 minutes of being distributed. But strangely, the Canadian Forces would not investigate who leaked the document. -A brigadier-general boasted about attempts within the Canadian Forces/DND to stop Norman from receiving the documents he needed for his legal defence. The judge in Norman’s pre-trial hearing was so concerned that the military member who came forward with this information would face retribution from the Canadian Forces leadership that she imposed a publication ban on the individual’s name.

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