Photo by Blair Gable/Reuters/File Article content. Canada is well positioned to obtain COVID-19 vaccines because of ongoing preparation over the last months. Today, Major-General Dany Fortin has left his assignment with the Public Health Agency of Canada, pending the results of a military investigation, a spokesperson said. He is in charge of coordinating the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the provinces and territories. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading Canadas national vaccine distribution effort, said today that about 317,000 doses of the OTTAWA BREAKING NEWS Major-General Dany Fortin, the person who has been in charge of Canadas vaccine rollout has been forced to stand down due to a military investigation. The man in charge of Canadas vaccine rollout has been forced to step aside due to a military investigation. In a statement released late Friday night, a spokesperson for the Department of National Defence said Major-General Dany Fortin had left his assignment with the Public Health Agency of Canada, pending the results of the investigation. Major General Dany Fortin. Major General Dany Fortin, Vice President Logistics and Operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, speaks during a COVID-19 press conference Major-General Dany Fortin is the chief of staff of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, Canadian Armed Forces, and was recently appointed vice-president of Logistics and Operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada. The major-general leading Canada's vaccine logistics at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is stepping down under the cloud of a military investigation into a sexual misconduct allegation. The change of command was conducted in the presence of Lieutenant-General Stephen Bowes, commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command. On 20 April 2018, Major-General Dany Fortin officially assumed command of the 1 st Canadian Division Headquarters from Major-General Omer Lavoie at a change of command ceremony held at CFB Kingston, Ontario. Major-General Dany Fortin (left) and Chief Warrant Officer Steve Merry (second from right) former Command Team North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mission Iraq, are welcomed by Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance (centre) and Canadian Armed Forces Chief Warrant Officer, CWO Alain Guimond (second from left), at the MacDonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, ON, Major General Dany Fortin, Vice President Logistics and Operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, speaks during a COVID-19 press conference