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Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance has ordered the permanent removal of Vice Admiral Mark Norman from his job as vice chief of the defence staff.

Norman was technically still vice chief even though Vance suspended him from that job in January 2017 after a series of allegations, still unproven, were made by the RCMP against the senior naval officer.

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The police force claims Norman tipped off Davie shipyards that the Liberal government was going to derail a key navy program involving the Quebec firm converting a commercial ship into a supply vessel for the Royal Canadian Navy.

Details about the Liberal decision to put the supply ship project on hold leaked out to the news media and the resulting embarrassment forced the Trudeau government to back down on its plans.

Earlier this year the RCMP charged Norman with one count of breach of trust.

Norman denies any wrongdoing and has said he looks forward to his day in court to prove his innocence.