The Liberal government is taking another shot at modernizing the military justice system in an effort to stamp out sexual misconduct in the ranks.

Defence Minister David McGuinty introduced the bill, which will amend the National Defence Act with changes that will — among other things — remove the military's jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute sexual offences.

The previous Liberal government had planned to make the changes, but the proposed legislation was scuttled when former prime minister Justin Trudeau asked the governor general to prorogue Parliament in January.

On Friday, McGuinty told reporters that the new legislation is largely identical to the bill that was lost when the legislative agenda was wiped clean.

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