They are unofficially known as "The Teflon Regiment." A Regiment to which scandal does not stick. Due to ever-sensitive relations between Canada and Quebec, there is always paranoia about someone crying "discrimination."
The army drug policy will not face a tougher test than this.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/02/05/va ... rugs040205
VALCARTIER, QUE. - Seventeen soldiers at the Valcartier military base in Quebec have tested positive for illicit drug use, scuttling plans to send them to Afghanistan.
"The chain of command is now taking appropriate preventive measures to ensure the safety of troops deployed in Afghanistan," Lt.-Col. Bernard Ouellette, acting commander of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, said in a statement.
Urine samples submitted by two other soldiers not bound for Operation Athena in Afghanistan also showed signs of drug use.
All 19 soldiers face disciplinary measures that could include dismissal from the Canadian Forces, the Department of National Defence said.
Acting on a tip, military police used drug-detecting dogs to search lockers and offices at the base this week. They found and confiscated a small amount of drugs.
A total of 29 soldiers in the 3rd Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment submitted urine samples to be tested for a variety of unspecified drugs. Ten of the samples were clear of drugs.