Stay updated with breaking news from Gary Walbourne. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tgam/SWOF2IA4CBP5NBIMYRXIS5VK74.jpg)
Liberals are facing questions about why former chief of the defence staff Jonathan Vance was able to stay in his position after an allegation about him was brought to the attention of Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan in March, 2018
Article content While the country reels in the grip of COVID’s third wave, and the federal government scrambles to get more vaccines, many political issues that would normally take centre stage have been shunted to the sidelines. One of the most serious matters is the investigation by the House of Commons’ defence committee into allegations of sexual misconduct against former chief of the defence staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, and what Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knew of them in 2018. In February 2021, a month after Vance retired, Global News reported tha...
The women who came forward to the committee are frustrated, dispirited and angry.
Contradictions pile up in the federal government's approach to military misconduct Weeks of hearings and a parade of witnesses before two parliamentary committees have — at the very least — uncovered a cascade of contradictions in the Liberal government's approach to sexual misconduct in the military. Social Sharing If the minister was trying to protect the chain of evidence, why did the military clear media interviews? Posted: Apr 08, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 8 Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan rises virtually during question period in the House of Commons on Par...
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tgam/WWTEBYIVWBCD5M24CEBCTZGOIA.jpg)
Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Former privy council clerk Michael Wernick said he regrets that no further action was taken regarding an allegation of sexual misconduct against former chief of the defence staff Jonathan Vance, saying the entire system is to blame for what happened. Mr. Wernick testified before the House of Commons national-defence committee on Tuesday, saying government officials who learned of the allegation in 2018 could have taken a different approach. Last month, former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne told the committee that he tried to show Defence Minister Harjit S...