Dany Fortin
Dany Fortin CMM MSC CD is a retired Canadian Armed Forces officer who held the rank of major general in the Canadian Army. He has served in commanding roles in the War in Afghanistan and the ISIL insurgency in Iraq, and commanded the 1st Canadian Division Headquarters. He served as the Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC) vice president of logistics and operations from November 27, 2020 to May 14, 2021, leading the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but was removed from that role after the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service initiated an investigation into him following an allegation of sexual assault between January 1 and April 30, 1988 while he was a student at Royal Military College Saint-Jean. The investigation resulted in a charge in August 2021 of one count of sexual assault. A judge in a Gatineau, Québec court acquitted Fortin on December 5, 2022. Fortin released from the military in July 2023, after 38 years of service.
Major General Dany Fortin CMM MSC CD | |
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Fortin in 2014 | |
| Vice President Logistics and Operations of the Public Health Agency of Canada | |
| In office November 27, 2020 – May 14, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Krista Brodie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Montmagny, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada (BSc) U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (MMAS) Canadian Forces College U.S. Army War College National Defense University |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1991–2023 (retired) |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat NATO Mission Iraq 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group I Corps (United States Army) 1st Canadian Division |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan, ISIL insurgency in Iraq |
| Awards | Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration |