Businesswoman Danièle Henkel will soon be appointed honorary colonel of the Régiment de Maisonneuve, it was learned The press. She becomes the first woman in this regiment to hold this position, which for her has nothing to do with protocol.
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The press participated in a joint Canadian Forces and Coast Guard exercise on Saturday. “The VIPs” were expected in Saint-Hubert, near the runway where helicopters take off. who were they High military officers, one thought.
Rather, it was Danièle Henkel who emerged beaming, dressed in camouflage, her helmet screwed on her head. What did the businesswoman known to the public from her participation in the show do In the Eye of the Dragonat a military exercise?
All that is needed is Defense Minister Anita Anand’s approval to confirm that it is now necessary to say Colonel Henkel. The businesswoman finds out how the field service works: last Saturday she was on her third service with the Canadian army.
If the businesswoman has accepted this role, it is because she wants to bring “something more, a different perspective” to the army.
A parallel must be drawn between the resilience of entrepreneurs, perseverance, the fact of obeying rules and values. Aha [les militaires] go: one must really be convinced, one must really want to. It is a gift of self.
Daniel Henkel
And if “something happens tomorrow morning”, it’s the soldiers who are called for reinforcements. “It’s not about you or me. We have to take that into account. Nothing is certain, look at what is happening in Ukraine. Who do we call? To these brave ones, to these brave ones,” says Danièle Henkel.
She remembers that her father, whom she never knew, was a soldier. He deserted from the German Wehrmacht after World War II, eventually serving in France in the Foreign Legion.
A feminist perspective
When we tell Danièle Henkel that it’s quite a surprise to see her dressed like this in a military role, she bursts out laughing. ” For me too ! ”
But there are women in the army, she recalls. “I see them and they are proud to be there. I’ve spoken to women who have been there for 20 years,” said Dr.me Handle.
When the businesswoman learns that the army has had its share of sexual misconduct scandals, she tackles the issue head-on.
“That’s one of the reasons I decided to say yes. It’s about understanding this mentality, bringing in a different perspective and approach. If it’s only men, it’s difficult [pour les femmes] to have a vote. Well, there is, and it’s strong,” said M.me Henkel, adding that she will have an opportunity to sit down “with high authorities” in the Canadian Armed Forces.
The one who has already entrusted The press He’s been depressed and publicly revealed that part of his life to remind us that entrepreneurs are “not robots.” He is also moved by the fate reserved for veterans.
The image we always have is of people of a certain age coming back hurting but not at all. I discovered a whole world of veterans aged 22, 25 who come back in a deplorable state, physically but also psychologically, and who do not have the means to recover, rejected by civil society.
Daniel Henkel
The honorary colonel becomes “the unit’s spokesman,” agrees Marc-André Meunier, commander of the 34th Reserve Infantry Battalion.e Canadian Brigade Group, Colonel Maisonneuve Regiment.
So it’s not a ceremonial role? “Absolutely not. I don’t have time for that,” says Danièle Henkel, who adds that she’s interested in volunteering.
“When I get involved, it’s because there is something to change,” says Mme Handle.
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