Author Archives: Jeffrey Westman

About Jeffrey Westman

Jeffrey Westman (he/him) received a JD from the UCalgary Faculty of Law in 2019 and is articling at Bennett Jones in Calgary. Before going to Bennett Jones, Jeffrey was a police officer with the Edmonton Police Service for 10 years and an officer with the Canadian Armed Forces Naval Reserve for 4 years. Jeffrey still volunteers with the Royal Canadian Air Cadet program.

Bill C-77 and the Quiet Revolution in Military Justice

By: Jeffrey N. Westman

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Statute Commented On: Bill C-77, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, SC 2019, c 15

The Governor General might be forgiven for having a touch of writer’s cramp at dinner time on June 21, 2019. In the Upper Chamber that day, Her Excellency gave Royal Assent to 20 bills. Bills C-48 and C-69 got plenty of media attention, but Bill C-77 seemed to pass without much fanfare despite its significance for the future of military justice in Canada. Continue reading