Trucker protests: Docs show Canadian military grapple to deal with membe...

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targeted killing of high-profile

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individuals deemed to be terrorists and

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performing hostage rescues

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when senior members of the military

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discovered at least three members of the

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ultrasecretive unit were participating

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in or supporting the convoy they

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launched an investigation

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documents obtained by global news show

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the military was aware that members of

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the unit were involved and expected the

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story to snowball in the media two

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members of jtf2 participated in the

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protest and appear on social media

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condemning vaccine mandates global news

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has learned that a jtf2 officer was also

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transferred out of the unit after it was

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discovered he had donated to the convoy

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financially online sources say the two

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members who participated in the protest

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have since been released from the

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military in february major general steve

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boivan the commander of the canadian

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special operations forces told global

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news if the allegations are accurate

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this is wrong and it goes against

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canadian armed forces values and ethics

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cansofcom does not condone its members

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supporting and or actively taking part

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in causes that jeopardize the apolitical

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imperative associated with their

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functions members of jtf2 are not

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allowed to participate in political

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demonstrations or espouse

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anti-government messages because they

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must be prepared to respond to any order

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the government of the day gives and

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sources say that could have included a

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response to the protest if national

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security threats had materialized now

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cansofcom is refusing to comment on why

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the two members were released or

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disclosed the findings of the

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investigations in a statement the

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command says upon learning of

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allegations that members of the canadian

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special operation forces command

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supported the freedom protests in ottawa

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investigations were initiated the

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results of the investigation will not be

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further discussed in order to respect

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the privacy of the former canadian armed

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forces members the pandemic put

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tremendous stress on jtf2 like it did on

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so much of canadian society and more

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than a dozen sources with direct

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knowledge of the unit say that the two

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men in question who have since left the

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military were highly decorated had

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excellent service records and one was

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even involved in that historic longest

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sniper shot in iraq but things changed

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when the vaccine mandates came in and it

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created significant social splits in the

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unit which have created questions about

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culture and operational effectiveness

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both of which many of the operators in

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that unit say the command needs to

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address

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pharah

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mercedes stevenson in ottawa thank you

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mercedes