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When Harjit Sajjan first jumped into federal politics for the Liberals in 2015 and was named defence minister, it seemed nearly impossible for the “badass” with real and successful military experience to fail in the eyes of the public.
In the days after his nomination to cabinet, a photo of Sajjan as a reservist rocking full military gear, dark sunglasses and a satisfied smirk, after the final victory in Operation Medusa in 2006 in Afghanistan, went viral on social media.
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The shipment that is being sent via a CC-150 Polaris aircraft from 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton and will include 25,000 vials of the anti-viral remdesivir as well as 50 ventilators.
OTTAWA – A Canadian Armed Forces aircraft will depart on Wednesday carrying critical medication and ventilators to help support India’s battle against the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. This is on top of the $10 million donation to UNICEF India.
The shipment that is being sent via a CC-150 Polaris aircraft from 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton and will include 25,000 vials of the anti-viral remdesivir as well as 50 ventilators.
This announcement came soon after a virtual conference between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau on the margins of the ongoing G7 Foreign Ministers’ meet in London. While the bilateral was originally supposed to be in person, the detection of Covid-19 infection within the Indian delegation caused that to be cancelled.
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Faced with the intransigent problem of sexual misconduct and sexual violence in the Armed Forces, Canada has turned to a time-honoured tradition: it will commission a report. Cue the collective sigh.
It should be no surprise Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s announcement was greeted with frustration. The independent review, by respected former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour, comes just six years after another independent review, by another respected former Supreme Court justice.
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Winnipeg Free Press By: Editorial | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, May. 6, 2021
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The solution to the sexual-misconduct scandal that has long enveloped Canada’s military, according to the current federal government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is an independent review led by a former Supreme Court justice.
The solution to the sexual-misconduct scandal that has long enveloped Canada’s military, according to the current federal government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is an independent review led by a former Supreme Court justice.
Oh, wait make that
another former Supreme Court justice.
As the controversy which most recently has involved allegations of misconduct by the very military leaders tasked with stamping it out, and questions regarding how long senior members of the Liberal government were aware of those allegations continues its downward spiral, it’s difficult to imagine a