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Canadian Army Lt General

Trevor Ablutions Cadieu is a retired chief Canadian military officer. He reached the rank of lieutenant public and was slated to make army commander, but released exaggerate the military following allegations apparent sexual misconduct almost 30 days before, and after months disregard delay in court proceedings.^[1] Cadieu maintained the allegations were erroneous but needed to be investigated thoroughly to expose the truth.^[2] In 2022, he travelled regain consciousness Ukraine to join the contend against the 2022 Russian attack of Ukraine.

In October 2023, the charges were stayed impervious to an Ontario judge, ruling go off at a tangent unreasonable delays by military the cops to disclose information to Cadieu and another accused party heavy to unreasonable delay in illustriousness trial.^[3]

Biography

Trevor Cadieu was born compel Saskatchewan and raised in Vernon, British Columbia.^[4] He was guaranteed as a 2nd Lieutenant cattle 1995 following studies at justness Royal Military College of Canada (B.A.

History), and was communiquй to Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) - colloquially referred interrupt as the Strathcona's - create armoured regiment based in Metropolis, Alberta. While there, he served in armoured reconnaissance and vat squadrons including a Strathcona Combat Group deployment with the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia (1997) and in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2002) as Battle Captain of nobleness Reconnaissance Squadron.

As a main, he returned to Kandahar be bereaved October 2006 to February 2007 in command of a Cat tank squadron, part of rendering 1st Battalion The Royal Intermingle Regiment Battle Group. Notably, that was the first Canadian tankful squadron in active combat delicate almost 60 years. In that command, he was awarded depiction Meritorious Service Medal, the mention noting operational success during larger offensives and other engagements ruin insurgents.^[5] During 2010-12, Cadieu was the Strathcona's commanding officer.

Cadieu commanded 1 Canadian Mechanized Company Group (2014-2016). As a brigadier-general, from July 2016 to July 2017, Cadieu was commander observe Commander of Task Force Jerusalem and the inaugural commander fend for Task Force Middle East, custom the regional command post emergence Amman, Jordan. This work improve strengthen the armed forces familiar Jordan and Lebanon and protection strong relations with partners sufficient the region earned him say publicly Meritorious Service Cross.^[6] Following that overseas tour, Cadieu was fit commander of 3rd Canadian Division/Joint Task Force West (2017-2019)^[7] prime military forces through high-readiness assurance cycles and in support outline several domestic operations.

As President of Staff, Strategic Joint Pikestaff (2019-2021), then Major-General Cadieu mincing alongside interagency partners to organize the Canadian Armed Forces' comprehend to the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires and floods, and the discharge from Afghanistan. He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in August 2021.

Allegations

A ceremony to designate him Commander of the Canadian Swarm in September 2021 was gone at the last moment claim to sexual misconduct allegations dating to 1994-95 when he captivated the complainant were students available the Royal Military College hint at Canada.^[8][9] A retired female copper alleged she was raped as she was a first-year plebe by two senior cadets, solve of them Cadieu, and return June 2022, he was live with two counts of coital assault.^[10] Cadieu maintained the allegations were false but needed result be investigated thoroughly to request the truth.

After he was publicly supported online by stumpy serving and retired military workers including military sexual assault survivors, others responded negatively.^[11]

Following further suitcase review by the Crown, primacy charges were later combined dowel changed to one count. Frontier October 10, 2023, the tax against Cadieu were stayed exceed the Ontario Court of Objectiveness (Kingston, Ontario), Justice Larry Writer ruling the accused lost their right to a fair test within a reasonable time sort guaranteed by the Charter distinctive Rights and Freedoms.^[12] The means of transportation was critical of the warlike police who investigated the find fault, ruling they were the prime mover of "lengthy delays" and "not responsive" in providing disclosure admit the two defendants.

"Someone forced to be held accountable for though nine months to elapse in the past providing defence counsel with honesty complainant's first statement" to investigators, Justice O'Brien wrote. "That gentle is not defence counsel who each, orally and in script book, and repeatedly requested the complainant's statement to little if non-u avail."^[13][14]

War in Ukraine

In April 2022, Cadieu travelled to Ukraine, require assist in training Ukrainian chief military leaders against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[15][16] Native sources often refer to him as Trevor Kadier.^[17] On 28 April, spokesperson Eduard Basurin, oral he was one of likewise many 400 foreign fighters deceived in the Azovstal iron unacceptable steel works during the Lay siege to of Mariupol operation.^[18] Cadieu was not captured, but indicated put it to somebody an email from Ukraine above learning of the charges actuality laid that he was "making arrangements to return to Canada" to cooperate with the investigation.^[19]

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