Minister of National Defence David J. McGuinty rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on May 7, 2026. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
Military police will no longer accept Criminal Code sexual offence complaints as of Monday, in anticipation of passage of the Liberal government’s military justice system reform bill.
Bill C-11 will strip the military of its jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute sexual offences involving Canadian Armed Forces members committed within the country, and hand those cases over to the civilian justice system.
