Retired General Jonathan Vance has resigned with military honor

The Canada Gazette reported in its Saturday edition that at the request of General Vance, his appointment to the Order of Military Merit was terminated by command.

The Governor General accepted the request of the senior official.

The notice is dated April 20, but was only published in the federal government’s official newspaper on Saturday.

Jonathan Vance was sentenced in March to 80 hours of community service, after pleading guilty in the morning on charges of obstructing justice, in a case that shook the foundations of the Canadian army.

Ontario Court Judge Robert Wadden also ordered Mr. Vance to avoid contact with Major Kellie Brennan, where he had long -term intimacy which began in 2001 and lasted until early 2021, according to an agreed statement of facts filed in court.

The statement of facts indicates that Mr. Vance did not disclose this relationship, which exposed him to the possibility of a lawsuit under the National Defense Act. He tried then hinder Mrs. Brennan to reveal to military investigators the exact and complete nature of their relationship.

The judge also gave him a conditional discharge, saying that Mr. Vance appears a man of good character who contributed to the Canadian mission in Afghanistan and to the Canadian Armed Forces during his career.

The Order of Military Merit was established in 1972 to recognize unique service of Canadians in the performance of their duties in the regular and reserve Canadian Armed Forces.

According to the Governor General’s website, the award recognized for particularly exceptionally qualified services provided in the performance of duties involving responsibilities.