Dishonoured legacy : the lessons of the Somalia Affair : report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Deployment of Canadian Forces to Somalia. Executive summary.

English and French.

Includes bibliographical references.

The Somalia Mission in Context -- The Story: What Happened Before, During, and After Somalia -- Introduction to Findings -- Leadership -- Accountability -- Chain of Command -- Discipline -- Suitability and Cohesion -- Personnel Selection and Screening -- Training -- Rules of Engagement -- Operational Readiness -- Mission Planning -- The Failures of Senior Leaders -- The March 4th Incident -- Openness and Disclosure of Information to the Inquiry -- Military Justice -- The Mefloquine Issue -- Truncation of the Inquiry and the Unfinished Mandate -- The Military in Canadian Society -- The Need for a Vigilant Parliament -- Leadership -- Accountability -- The Chain of Command -- Discipline -- Personnel Selection and Screening -- Training -- Rules of Engagement -- Operational Readiness -- Canada's Mission in Somalia -- The Military Planning System -- Openness and Disclosure -- Military Justice.