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Senior members of the Liberal government have become ensnared by allegations that they hushed up or ignored 2018 revelations that Canada’s top soldier was facing a sexual misconduct accusation.
It’s just the latest development in a scandal centring on Gen. Jonathan Vance, the former chief of defence staff who once vowed to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military but was allegedly simultaneously carrying on a clandestine affair with a subordinate.
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The Commons defence committee is looking into who in the Liberal government knew about a claim of sexual misconduct involving Vance when it was first raised three years ago by Canada s former military ombudsman.
Telford told the committee that on March 2, 2018, then defence ombudsman Gary Walbourne told Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan of an allegation of personal misconduct made against Vance.
Elder Marques, who worked in the Prime Minister s Office at the time, told Telford that Sajjan s office was seeking advice from the PMO on how to ensure that the allegations were properly addressed. I was not given the substance or the details of the allegation
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Posted: May 06, 2021 6:28 PM ET | Last Updated: May 6
Left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Right: Trudeau s Chief of Staff, Katie Telford, who offered to appear before the National Defence committee Friday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)