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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Military asked to consider dismissing members after 1st offence of unwanted sexual touching
Defence Minister David McGuinty wants the military to review a trend in civilian court toward judges supporting workplaces firing Canadians for any unwanted sexual touching on the job — even if it happened once. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is launching new advisory panels this fall to discipline military members for sexually inappropriate behaviour. The minister is supportive, his office said, of an external monitor's recent recommendation that if the military wants to modernize its conduct process, it could look at a clear pattern in civilian court over the past decade. "Now, more than ever, any type of non-consensual touching of a sexual nature within the context of one's employment is likely to lead to dismissal, even for a single event and even if there are mitigating factors," external monitor Jocelyne Therrien wrote in her June report. Victims and experts have long raised concerns that the military has moved members involved in cases like groping to other units, given them warnings or other remedial measures. Therrien wrote that gone are the days where that's a "viable solution" and it could expose the victim or other staff to risk. The government hired Therrien to track the military's progress implementing changes to try and reform its handling of sexual misconduct. Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour's landmark 2022 report made sweeping recommendations after a series of senior military leaders were removed from prominent roles amid allegations, causing a damaging and high-profile crisis. Therrien estimates the military is on track to meet "the intent" of Arbour's recommendations by the end of the year. But she flags one of the biggest challenges for military is that files related to misconduct are scattered across different databases which makes it difficult to get a clearer picture of the current state of the issue. WATCH | Can the military change how it handles sexual misconduct?: Therrien's latest report said case law has "rapidly" and "significantly" evolved over the past 10 years. "In reviewing these judgments, I note a clear trend towards supporting dismissal for any sexual touching in the workplace," she wrote. More civilian judges are using the logic that sexual harassment involving unwanted touching is "unequivocally" considered sexual assault which is a criminal offence in Canada, she wrote. Changes to the Canadian Labour Code in 2021 also require federally regulated workplaces to ensure they are harassment-free. Not dismissing people in some cases can lead to liability claims, wrote Therrien. "The fact that similar cases in the past were dealt with through administrative measures other than dismissal no longer carries any weight," Therrien said. The minister's office says McGuinty supports Therrien's recommendation that "the significant evolution in workplace harassment case law should be considered as the CAF continues modernization." McGuinty's office told CBC News the minister will be looking for the upcoming panels "to yield real results." They will include law and sexual misconduct experts, the office said. Therrien's report also said the military is considering launching a "scale of severity" to help determine if members should be kicked out or otherwise reprimanded. People moved around Megan MacKenzie, a professor at Simon Fraser University who specializes in military culture, says the CAF should adopt a one-strike-you're-out policy for unwanted sexual touching. "This is a really significant recommendation," said MacKenzie. "There is just no ambiguity for anyone in any workplace at this point in time that inappropriate touching, touching of a sexual nature, is not OK." In the past, these kinds of cases were often called "low-level harassing behaviours" and the military dealt with it internally including by shuffling people around as a temporary solution, she said. "That doesn't solve the problem," she said. "It moves the problem to a different unit and the alleged victim and the accuser may still have interactions with each other." The CAF has been grappling with sexual misconduct for decades while saying it has a "zero-tolerance policy," she said. MacKenzie said kicking out people for unwanted touching would demonstrate that policy. Supporting victims Retired master corporal Sherry Bordage, who reported being groped by her superior, said it's time for the military to act. "Why allow predators to continue to hide within the ranks? What possible good could that serve?" she said. Bordage reported her platoon commander touched her breast and made inappropriate comments at a mess dinner in 2010 at CFB Borden. In military court, a Canadian Armed Forces judge stayed proceedings for the criminal sexual assault charge against Master Warrant Officer D.J. Prosser, according to the court martial documents. Prosser pleaded guilty to a lesser military service offence for ill treatment of a subordinate, the records show. Military judge Lt.-Col. Louis-Vincent d'Auteuil noted he took into consideration several mitigating factors, including that it was "an isolated incident" and "unusual" for Prosser who had spent 30 years serving in the military at that time, his reason for sentencing said. The military judge gave Prosser a reprimand and a $1,500 fine — and allowed him to continue serving. Bordage said she left the forces in 2014 because she didn't feel safe and faced reprisals from her chain of command for reporting the incident. She says the military should kick out members for unwanted sexual touching to keep others safe. "This decision, had it been implemented during my time, would have been night and day," said Bordage. The CAF has not yet responded to a CBC News request for comment. Therrien's report contained a long list of findings and notes a new probationary period for recruits could help weed out problematic members early on.
Ottawa Citizen
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
North Bay Battalion continue to move veteran players as Jacob Therrien has been dealt
Article content The North Bay Battalion has traded right winger Jacob Therrien to the Owen Sound Attack for as many as four Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection picks, the club announced Wednesday. Article content North Bay received Owen Sound's second-round choice in 2029, the Kitchener Rangers' third-rounder in 2026 and the Kingston Frontenacs' fifth-rounder in 2028. The Battalion also got a conditional selection, Owen Sound's fourth-rounder in 2029. Article content Article content Therrien, a Courtice, Ont., resident who turned 19 on Feb. 8, scored 17 goals and added 21 assists for 38 points in 55 games last season, his third OHL campaign after the Battalion selected him in the third round, 44th overall, from the Clarington Toros U16s in 2022. Article content Article content In 170 regular-season games, Therrien, who stands five-foot-eight and weighs 170 pounds, has scored 44 goals and earned 45 assists for 89 points while accumulating 204 penalty minutes (PiM). Article content In 21 playoff games in 2024 and this year, he had seven goals and five assists for 12 points with 32 PiM. In the Scenic City, Therrien will be reunited with head coach Scott Wray, a Battalion assistant during the player's first two seasons with North Bay. ' Jacob has given his heart and soul to our program over the last four years and, as tough as it will be to see him leave, we know he is in good hands with coach Wray and the group in Owen Sound,' said Adam Dennis, Battalion director of hockey operations. Article content Article content 'We thank Jacob and his family for all of their contributions to our team and community and wish him the best in his next chapter.' Article content After the trading of Therrien and left winger Reyth Smith in the last six days, the Battalion still has 12 forwards who saw action with the team last season. In addition, players taken in recent Priority Selections, including the 2025 process, will compete for spots, and the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft is to be conducted July 2. For the first time, CHL teams next season will be permitted to dress three Europeans, increased from two. Article content
Time Out
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Even more oversized tables and chairs are coming to the Broad
Next to Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, the most photographed piece in the Broad museum's collection of contemporary art just might be Robert Therrien's Under the Table. You know the one—the giant table and chairs that you ask your friend to snap a photo of as you stand underneath, looking upward. Well pull up a chair, we've got great news: Later this year, an entire exhibition of the late sculptor's works is coming to the museum. In 'Robert Therrien: This is a Story,' expect more huge housewares and striking works, plus some intimate drawings and surprises. Here's what you need to know. Chicago-born, L.A.-based artist Therrien, who passed away in 2019, holds a special place at the Broad—he was one of the first L.A. artists to be included in its collection. His work explores memory and perception by experimenting with scale and material and finding inspiration in seemingly ordinary objects. 'The most important thing to know about Therrien is that he can evoke a sense of wonder,' says Broad curator Ed Schad. And visitors will be able to experience even more of that wonder in the show, the largest-ever solo exhibition of the artist's work. More than 120 pieces that Therrien created over five decades will be on display, from his signature enormous sculptures to more intimate drawings of snowmen, birds and chapels. Many of the pieces, including some the artist completed just before his death, have never been shown in museums before. You'll be able to walk underneath another humongous dining set, a way-larger-than-life beard and a stack of plates that appear to be in motion. You can also expect 'full-sized rooms full of surprises and encounters that are a hallmark of the artist's practice.' Therrien's Downtown L.A. studio—which was located just a few miles from the Broad—will also be partially re-created as part of the exhibition. The show will display the fun and playful but also the serious aspects of Therrien's oeuvre. And more than that, you'll be able to look beyond his works as mere photo ops to discover the creative process and meaning behind his eye-catching creations. 'Robert Therrien: This is a Story' will open November 22 (so after the current special exhibition, the joyous ' Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me,' closes) and will run through April 5, 2026. The show will fill the first-floor galleries and be a specially ticketed exhibition (read: not free like the rest of the museum). Pricing has yet to be announced, but if the Gibson exhibition—which costs $15 but is free to visit on Thursday nights—is any indication, there might be some chances to see the Therrien exhibition for free, so stay tuned. And expect a full slate of special programming that coincides with the show. Tickets will be available this summer at
Los Angeles Times
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The Broad to open the largest-ever Robert Therrien show: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
The sculptor Robert Therrien had a deep connection with the Broad museum. He was among the first L.A. artists that founders Eli and Edythe Broad began collecting almost half a century ago, and the museum holds 18 of his works in its collection. Those pieces, along with more than 100 others, will go on view at the Broad beginning in November in 'Robert Therrien: This Is a Story,' the largest-ever solo museum show of the artist's work. Therrien, who died of complications from cancer in 2019, is best-known for his monumental sculptures of everyday objects. His sculpture of a giant table and chairs, 'Under the Table,' is among the Broad's most photographed — and Instagrammed — pieces. Intimate work — drawings of birds, snowmen and chapels — will be on view, as will a reconstruction of Therrien's downtown L.A. studio. The Broad's founding director Joanne Heyler once told The Times that Therrien's studio was among the most fascinating she had ever visited. In an email shortly after Therrien's death, she described the ground floor as 'the ultimate tinkerer's den, with endless tools, parts and found objects awaiting their role in his work, while upstairs were these perfectly composed galleries, every surface painted a warm, creamy white, including the floor, which charged the sculptures, paintings and drawings he'd install there with a dreamy, floating, hallucinogenic effect. That studio was his dreamland.' Like his studio, Therrien's work exists in a liminal space — where memory fades into time. Standing beneath one of his giant tables evokes vague recollections of what it feels like to be a very small child in a world of legs and muffled adult activity above. A ruminative melancholy arises when viewing a precarious stack of white enamel plates. Therrien's artistic voice is at once singular and universal — and specific to art history in L.A. Exhibition curator Ed Schad summed up Therrien's importance to this city in an email. 'Los Angeles is one of the most dynamic places in the world to make sculpture, and for 40 years, Robert Therrien was vital to that story while also hiding in plain sight,' Schad wrote. 'From the spirit of experimentation and freedom in the 1970s, to the rise of fabrication and the expansion of scale in the 1980s and 1990, to Los Angeles's ascendant presence on the global stage of contemporary art in recent decades, Therrien's work has not only mirrored every shift but also has maintained a singular, unmistakable voice. This exhibition aims to show both the Therrien people know and love — his outsize sculptures, tables and chairs, and pots and pans, rooted in memory — and the Therrien that is less often seen: the brilliant draftsman, photographer, and thinker, whose work in these quieter forms is just as enchanting.' I'm arts and culture writer Jessica Gelt, remembering the time I spent an entire meal hiding under a table in Nogales, Ariz., when I was five. Or was that a dream? Here's this weekend's arts headlines. Times theater critic Charles McNulty sat down in New York City with the directing powerhouse Michael Arden, 42. In a wide-ranging profile, McNulty discusses Arden's path to becoming among the most sought-after directors on Broadway — and why his latest Tony-nominated musical, 'Maybe Happy Ending,' is the season's 'most surprising and heartwarming.' He also writes about Arden's new company, At Rise Creative, which he founded with scenic designer Dane Laffrey. Their production of 'Parade' begins performances at the Ahmanson Theatre on June 17. McNulty also checks in with L.A. Theatre Works, which celebrated its 50th anniversary and has found fresh opportunities for its radio plays through the rise of podcasts and on-demand streaming. 'Currently, LATW's program airs weekly on KPFK 90.7 in Southern California and on station affiliates serving over 50 markets nationwide. But the heart and soul of the operation is the archive of play recordings,' writes McNulty. This archive has almost 600 titles that can be accessed via a recently launched monthly subscription service. Times art critic Christopher Knight examines the curious case of the art museum that wasn't. Despite having a social media presence and a webpage, the Joshua Tree Art Museum has not manifested as an actual space for art. This is because, writes Knight, 'the charitable foundation sponsoring the project was issued a cease and desist order two years ago by the California attorney general's office. All charitable activity was halted, a prohibition that has not been lifted.' Along with other organizations across the country, the Huntington recently lost its National Endowment for the Humanities grants. The money funded the Huntington's research programs, and the institution is nonetheless determined to honor its awards to this year's recipients. The Huntington will welcome more than 150 scholars from around the world this year and next, granting nearly $1.8 million in fellowships — a notable achievement in a climate of shrinking opportunity for research and innovation. 'Supporting humanities scholars is central to the Huntington's research mission. Here, scholars find the time, space, and resources to pursue ambitious questions across disciplines. The work that begins here continues to shape conversations in classrooms, publications, and public discourse for years to come,' Huntington President Karen R. Lawrence said in a statement. Skirball Cultural Center has announced its 2025 season of Sunset Concerts. The popular series began in 1997 and takes place at the Skirball's Taper Courtyard. This summer will feature two acts each night, including Brazilian singer-songwriter Rodrigo Amarante, the Colombia-based all-female trio La Perla and the Dominican band MULA. Click here for the full lineup and schedule. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles announced that it has acquired Cynthia Daignault's 'Twenty-Six Seconds.' The artwork is a series of frame-by-frame paintings based on Abraham Zapruder's famous 26-second 8mm color film capturing the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Through 486 painted frames, Daignault's work further interrogates the tragedy, imbuing it with modern context. This past weekend I took my daughter to the Summer Corgi Nationals at Santa Anita Park. It was more adorable and more ridiculous than you could imagine — with the short-legged dogs racing for the finish line in a chaotic competition that sometimes found contenders chasing one another back to the starting line.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Aware Taps Proven Cybersecurity Leader Lona Therrien to Boost Brand as Chief Marketing Officer
New Executive Appointment Signals Continued Commitment to Accelerate Growth Lona Therrien BURLINGTON, Mass., May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWRE), a leading global biometric authentication company, today announces Lona Therrien as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). With over 15 years of experience driving growth in the cybersecurity industry, Therrien will lead the company's global marketing strategy and operations. Therrien brings a proven track record of success in building high-performing marketing teams and delivering go-to-market strategies that fuel demand and elevate brand visibility. Most recently, she served as Chief Marketing Officer at ExtraHop (acquired by Bain Capital and Crosspoint Capital Partners), where she led strategic initiatives that accelerated pipeline generation and strengthened market positioning. Recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Chief Marketing Officers of 2024, Therrien spearheaded a company-wide rebrand and surpassed marketing revenue targets, contributing to pipeline and bookings growth. Her prior leadership roles at Cybereason (SoftBank-backed company that raised over $800mm), Mimecast (NASDAQ: MIME, taken private in 2022), RSA, and Symantec have solidified her reputation as a results-driven marketer with deep cybersecurity expertise. Her data-driven approach, combined with a passion for cybersecurity and customer-centricity, make her an ideal fit to lead Aware's marketing organization. 'We are thrilled to welcome Lona Therrien to Aware's executive team,' said Ajay Amlani, CEO and President of Aware. 'Her strategic mindset, deep understanding of the cybersecurity landscape, and ability to align marketing with business growth are exactly what we need to propel Aware through our next phase of expansion. Lona's leadership will be instrumental to execute a customer-obsessed, science-forward approach as we continue to scale and meet the growing demand for robust and seamless biometric authentication.' Therrien's appointment follows a series of key executive hires, including cybersecurity veteran Gary Evee as Chairman of the Board, Ajay Amlani—former CLEAR co-founder and security executive—as CEO, and Brian Krause, a digital identity and biometrics leader, as Chief Revenue Officer. 'Joining Aware at such a pivotal moment is an exciting opportunity,' said Lona Therrien. 'Marketing is at its best when it's grounded in real customer needs—and Aware's advanced biometric solutions are purpose-built to meet those needs. I'm honored to work alongside a team that shares my passion for turning insights into impactful programs that drive engagement, amplify our presence in the market, and align brand and demand strategies with the evolving priorities of our customers and partners.' This appointment reflects Aware's continued investment in building a world-class leadership team focused on delivering fast, secure, accurate, and scalable biometrics to customers and partners around the globe. Want to learn more about Aware's biometric solutions and meet our team? Connect with us at the following upcoming industry events: Identiverse︱June 3-6︱Las Vegas, NV Febraban Tech︱June 10-12︱São Paulo, Brazil Identity Week Europe︱June 17-18︱Amsterdam IAI Conference︱August 10-16︱Orlando, FL About Aware Aware is a global biometric platform company that uses data science and machine learning to tackle everyday business and identity challenges through biometrics. For over 30 years we've been a trusted name in the field. Aware's offerings address the growing challenges that government and commercial enterprises face in knowing, authenticating and securing individuals through frictionless and highly secure user experiences. Our algorithms are based on diverse operational data sets from around the world, and we prioritize making biometric technology in an ethical and responsible manner. Aware is a publicly held company (NASDAQ: AWRE) based in Burlington, Massachusetts. To learn more, visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and X. Safe Harbor Warning Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the expected increase in use of biometric authentication and the expected growth of Aware. Aware wishes to caution you that there are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such statements. We refer you to the risk factors set forth in the documents Aware files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and other reports and filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACTCompany ContactDelaney GembisAware, Inc.781-687-0393marketing@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
