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0861 |aD74-43/2025E-PDF
24510|aStanding together : |bensuring fair treatment for Canadian language and cultural advisors who served in Afghanistan.
24617|aStanding together
264 1|aOttawa, Ontario, Canada : |bOmbudsman, National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces = Ombudsman, Défense nationale et Forces armées canadiennes, |c2025.
300 |a1 online resource (iv, 21 pages)
336 |atext|btxt|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|bc|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
500 |aIssued also in French under title: Être solidaire : veiller au traitement équitable des conseillers/conseillères linguistiques et culturels canadiens qui ont servi en Afghanistan.
500 |aTitle from cover.
500 |a"Submission to the Minister of National Defence from the National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombud."
504 |aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 |a"Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations in Afghanistan began in December 2001, when Canada joined the NATO International Security Assistance Force. In the decade that followed, more than 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members served in Afghanistan. 158 CAF members and one and one Canadian diplomat lost their lives there. Far more members suffered life-altering injuries including psychological impacts. Dedicated Canadian professionals, including DND civilian employees, supported the CAF operations. One such group included a small, specialized group of Canadians with expertise in Afghan languages and culture, the Language and Cultural Advisors (LCAs). These LCAs were highly valued and essential to CAF operations in Afghanistan, providing an expertise the CAF did not have within their ranks. This report reflects the experiences recounted to our office by 19 former LCAs who contacted us for assistance. Their protracted struggle to access care and support for injuries incurred as a result of their work alongside the CAF in Afghanistan has prompted this review. …"--Introduction, page 3.
61010|aCanada. |bCanadian Armed Forces|xPersonnel management.
61010|aCanada. |bCanadian Armed Forces|xCivilian employees|xMedical care.
61010|aCanada. |bDepartment of National Defence|xOfficials and employees|xMedical care.
650 0|aAfghan War, 2001-2021|xParticipation, Canadian.
650 0|aComplaints (Administrative procedure)|zCanada.
7102 |aOffice of the National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman, |eissuing body.
77508|tÊtre solidaire : |w(CaOODSP)9.946623
85640|qPDF|s641 KB|uhttps://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/mdn-dnd/D74-43-2025-eng.pdf
8564 |qHTML|sN/A|uhttps://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/reports-news-statistics/investigative-reports/standing-together-lcas/report.html