🇨🇦 Six-hour delay, no CPR, wife ignored: military police let analyst die

Master Cpl. Shaun Orton's wife called military police at 9 a.m. begging for a wellness check after disturbing messages from her husband. MP Sgt. Mathew Young—who knew Orton—refused unless he had a plan to harm himself, gave her a weekend voicemail number instead, and sat on his hands. Six hours later, MPs finally showed up, found Orton hanging, and decided not to perform CPR despite standing orders. Ottawa police arrived 10 minutes later and actually tried to save him. Too late.

This is what institutional rot looks like. Short-staffed, unclear directives, bureaucratic deflection while a veteran dies. The same military that lectures Canadians about mental health awareness couldn't be bothered to knock on a door for six hours. Sarah Orton did everything right. The system failed her husband completely. No accountability, just excuses about being understaffed and confused by old policies.

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