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Annual Report 2001
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Annual Report 2001
PROFESSIONALISM
INTEGRITY
INDEPENDENCE
There is established a commission, called the Military Police Complaints Commission . . . .
MISSION
To promote the principles of integrity and fairness and to build a climate of confidence within the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Forces and the Canadian public, regarding the military police.
VISION
To promote and to ensure the highest standards of conduct of military police in the performance of policing duties, and to discourage improper interference in any military police investigation.
VALUES
- Ethics and professionalism
- Integrity and transparency
- Independence
- Individual respect
- Open and effective communications
C H A I R P E R S O N / P R É S I D E N T E
March 31, 2002
LThe Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C.,M.P.
Minister of National Defence
National Defence Headquarters
Major-General George R. Pearkes Building
Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0K2Ottawa ON KIA 0K2
Dear Minister:
In accordance with section 250.17(1) of the National Defence Act, it is my honour to submit the year 2001 Annual Report of the Military Police Complaints Commission for tabling in Parliament.
Yours truly,
Louise Cobetto
Chairperson
THE HISTORY OF THE COAT OF ARMS
In the years following Confederation, Canada did not have a distinct Coat of Arms. For many years, the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom were used to identify the offices of the Government of Canada. Although the design of a Great Seal was approved in 1868 by royal warrant, it was never used as the Great Seal.
The original design displayed the arms of the four original members of Confederation: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.It was summarily adopted as the arms of Canada. This design did not suit the growth of the country, however. As additional provinces joined the country, attempts were made to adapt the seal by adding the arms of the new provinces. The result was a crowded and confused appearance. For this reason, the Canadian Government submitted a request to the Sovereign for a grant of arms. This request was approved, and the arms assigned to Canada were appointed and declared in a proclamation from His majesty King George V, on November 21, 1921. The result was a design similar to the current version. The original design was adapted to its current state in 1994 with the addition of the motto of the Order of Canada surrounding the shield, on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and following approval by HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Integrating the Commission into the Military “
Landscape
” - Interference Complaints - Fear of Reprisals
- New Demands on the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence
- Outreach
- Organizational Structure
- Acknowledgments
PART I: THE COMPLAINTS PROCESS
- Conduct Complaints
- Requests for Review of Conduct Complaints
- Interference Complaints
- Investigations in the Public Interest
- Withdrawal of Complaint
- Reports by the Chairperson
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THE CROWN, THE CREST AND THE HELM
THE CROWN WHICH SITS ATOP THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS OF CANADA REPRESENTS THE PRESENCE OF A MONARCH AS CANADA'S HEAD OF STATE. THIS SPECIFIC CROWN IS SAINT EDWARD'S CROWN, IT HAS BEEN USED IN THE CORONATION OF KINGS AND QUEENS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY FOR CENTURIES.
THE CREST SITS ATOP THE ROYAL HELMET ON THE COAT OF ARMS. IT IS USED TO MARK CANADA'S SOVEREIGNTY AND CONSISTS OF A LION STANDING ON A RING OF RED AND WHITE SILK, WEARING THE ROYAL CROWN AND HOLDING A MAPLE LEAF IN ITS RIGHT PAW. THE LION SYMBOLIZES VALOUR AND COURAGE.
THE HELM OR HELMET SITS ATOP THE SHIELD. IT DISPLAYS THE CREST AS WELL AS DENOTES THE RANK OF THE PERSON BEARING THE ARMS. THE ROYAL HELMET ON THE COAT OF ARMS IS DRAPED WITH A RED AND WHITE MANTLE, WHICH DENOTE THE COLOURS OF CANADA.