The Canadian Armed Forces has made “significant inroads” over the past three years in changing the culture around sexual misconduct, but faces challenges in ensuring those changes are long-term, a new report says.

The findings are included in the sixth and final progress report from the external monitor overseeing the implementation of recommendations from former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour, whose independent report in 2022 called for a dramatic overall of how the military confronts and addresses sexual harassment and abuse.

Arbour’s report sought to address the “deficient” parts of a culture that have kept sexual misconduct and abuse of power entrenched within military leadership, following extensive Global News reporting on allegations against senior officers.

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