Maurice Baril

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J.G. Maurice Baril
Maurice Baril, September 2008.
Born	(1943-09-22) September 22, 1943 Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, Quebec
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Army / Canadian Forces
Years of service	1963-2001
Rank	General
Unit	Royal 22^e Régiment
Commands held	Chief of the Defence Staff, Head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, (United Nations), Commander, CTC Gagetown
Battles/wars	Cyprus
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration
Other work	Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, 2005-2007

Joseph Gérard Maurice Baril OC, CMM, MSM, CD (born September 22, 1943) is a retired General officer in the Canadian Forces, a Military Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General & head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations from 1992 to 1997, and Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada from 1997 to 2001.^[1]

Early life

He was born in Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, Quebec in 1943 and studied at the University of Ottawa from 1961 to 1964, becoming an officer in the Canadian Army in 1963.^[1]

Military career

Baril served with the Royal 22^e Régiment from 1964 to 1968. From 1968 to 1971, he served with The Canadian Airborne Regiment in Valcartier, Quebec and Edmonton, Alberta. He commanded land forces in Cyprus and Lahr, Germany, served at Department of National Defence headquarters in Ottawa, Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in Paris and as Commander of the Combat Training Centre at CFB Gagetown.^[1]

He was appointed head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) at the United Nations in June 1992, where he was military advisor to then under-secretary for peacekeeping operations Kofi Annan.^[2]

Baril was in charge of the Military Division at DPKO during the Rwandan Genocide where his countryman General Roméo Dallaire was force commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). He went on to be Chief of Land Force Quebec Area in Montreal in July 1995 and Chief of the Land Staff in September 1996.^[1]

In September 1997, Baril was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc, on the advice of his Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien.^[1]^[3]

Baril, along with American General Henry Shelton, was a signatory to the joint Canadian-American military exercise Amalgam Virgo in June 2001. Amalgam Virgo has been cited as a dress rehearsal for the Vigilant Guardian and Global Guardian air exercises conducted during the 9/11 attacks.

Baril retired from the Canadian Forces on July 18, 2001.^[4]

Post military career

In 2002, he led the Canadian board of inquiry into the friendly fire Tarnak Farm incident on April 17, 2002 near Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Maurice Baril was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) in 2005, but resigned in January 2007.^[5]

Honours

In 2011, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to the nation, notably for his leadership as head of the Canadian Forces, and for his ongoing contributions to peacekeeping around the world".^[6]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bernier, Serge (2008). "Baril, Maurice". Retrieved 2008-09-13.
↑ Soloman, Evan (2006). "AN INTERVIEW WITH KOFI ANNAN". Retrieved 2008-09-13.
↑ Governor General of Canada - Assumption of Command of Lieutenant-General J.M.G. Baril - Rideau Hall - Wednesday, September 24, 1997
↑ North American Aerospace Defense Command (June 2001). "SEADS CONCEPT PROPOSAL AMALGAM VIRGO 01". Retrieved 2008-09-13.
↑ Transport Canada - News release H 003/07 - Minister Cannon accepts the decision of the board of directors' chairman for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority - January 23, 2007
↑ "Appointments to the Order of Canada".

Military offices
Preceded by Gord Reay	Chief of the Land Staff 1996-1997	Succeeded by William Leach
Preceded by L.E. Murray	Chief of the Defence Staff 1997-2001	Succeeded by R.R.J. Henault

v t e Commanders of the Canadian Army

General Officers Commanding	Edward Smyth Richard Luard Frederick Middleton Ivor Herbert William Gascoigne Edward Hutton Richard Haly Earl of Dundonald

Chiefs of the General Staff	Percy Lake William Otter Colin Mackenzie Willoughby Gwatkin James MacBrien Herbert Thacker Andrew McNaughton Ernest Ashton Thomas Anderson Harry Crerar Kenneth Stuart John Murchie Charles Foulkes Guy Simonds Howard Graham Samuel Clark Geoffrey Walsh

Commanders, Mobile Command	Jean Allard William Anderson Gilles Turcot William Milroy Stanley Waters Jacques Chouinard Jean Paradis Charles Belzile James Fox Kent Foster Jim Gervais

Chiefs of the Land Staff	Gord Reay Maurice Baril William Leach Mike Jeffery Rick Hillier Marc Caron Andrew Leslie

Commanders of the Canadian Army	Peter Devlin Marquis Hainse

v t e Canadian Chiefs of the Defence Staff

Frank Miller Jean-Victor Allard Frederick Sharp Jacques Dextraze Robert Falls Ramsey Withers Gérard Thériault Paul Manson John de Chastelain John Anderson John de Chastelain Jean Boyle Larry Murray Maurice Baril Ray Henault Rick Hillier Walter Natynczyk Thomas Lawson

Persondata
Name	Baril, Maurice
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian general
Date of birth	September 22, 1943
Place of birth	Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, Quebec
Date of death
Place of death

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