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Tories demand Trudeau fire defence minister over response to military misconduct
Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan takes part in an interview at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa on December 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick June 15, 2021 - 2:49 PM
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are demanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fire Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan following what they describe as years of mismanagement and coverups.
Opposition Leader Erin O Toole threw down the gauntlet in the House of Commons Tuesday, saying Sajjan s record as defence minister speaks for itself as he listed past controversies.
Those include Sajjan having overstated his role in Canada s largest battle in Afghanistan, the failed prosecution of former vice-admiral Mark Norman and the military s escalating sexual misconduct scandal.
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Posted: Jun 15, 2021 7:24 PM ET | Last Updated: June 15
The Conservatives are calling on Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan to step down over his handling of the military s sexual misconduct crisis.(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
The Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, arguing he s lost the confidence of the Armed Forces over the military sexual misconduct crisis.
During a heated exchange in question period today, Conservative Leader Erin O Toole accused Sajjan of mishandling the crisis on a number of occasions over the past six years.
O Toole said Sajjan failed to get the problem under control by fully implementing the recommendations in a landmark report released in 2015.
Tories demand Trudeau fire defence minister over response to military misconduct
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Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan takes part in an interview at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa on December 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives are demanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fire Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan following what they describe as years of mismanagement and coverups.
Opposition Leader Erin O’Toole threw down the gauntlet in the House of Commons Tuesday, saying Sajjan’s record as defence minister speaks for itself as he listed past controversies.
Those include Sajjan having overstated his role in Canada’s largest battle in Afghanistan, the failed prosecution of former vice-admiral Mark Norman and the military’s escalating sexual misconduct scandal.