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As the mystery surrounding the removal of Vice Admiral Mark Norman continues into its second month, the country’s military is getting a new vice chief of the defence staff – at least temporarily.

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance announced on Twitter on Monday that Lt.-Gen. Alain Parent will assume the job as acting vice chief of the defence staff on May 30.

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Parent will replace Vice Admiral Ron Lloyd who was named by Vance on Jan. 13 after he removed Norman from his duties.

Vance has not offered any explanation for his removal of Norman from the job as vice chief of the defence staff.

Sources have said it has to deal with the alleged release of information on the Liberal government’s problem plagued shipbuilding program and an ongoing RCMP into that situation.

But almost two months later, no charges have been laid against Norman and there are now questions among the vice admiral’s supporters about whether Vance and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan acted too hastily and without cause for such a drastic and unprecedented measure.