JAG failed to provide ‘effective oversight’ of justice system marred by trial delays, lack of performance standards

By Cristin Schmitz ( May 29, 2018, 10:54 AM EDT) -- The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has agreed to an overdue retooling of its underperforming military justice system following a scathing audit by the Auditor General of Canada which slams the Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) for not providing “effective oversight” of the CAF’s comparatively well-resourced justice system that is marred by trial delays, inefficiency, lack of performance measures, insufficient supports for the independence of the top military prosecutor and top defence counsel, and a failure by the JAG to fix long-identified problems and figure out ways to improve the sluggish system....