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Winnipeg Free Press By: Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 4:28 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 18, 2021 Save to Read Later OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says he first learned weeks ago that the general overseeing Canada's vaccination campaign was under investigation, which the prime minister described on Tuesday as "not an ideal situation." OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says he first learned weeks ago that the general overseeing Canada's vaccination campaign was under investigation...

Article content 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. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Sajjan's m...

Katie Telford, Chief of Staff to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, appears on a screen as she attends a House of Commons defence committee meeting on sexual misconduct in the armed forces, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 7, 2021. Photo by Patrick Doyle /The Canadian Press Article content OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff says she was “very concerned” but had no details about the allegation weighing against then Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance in 2018, though she was told there was “no safety issue” and so no one told the prime minister. “I was not given the s...

Author of the article: Brian Lilley Publishing date: May 07, 2021  •  4 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Katie Telford, Chief of Staff to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, appears on a screen as she attends a House of Commons defence committee meeting on sexual misconduct in the armed forces, in Ottawa, May 7, 2021. Photo by Patrick Doyle /REUTERS Article content Could Katie Telford have done more on the issue of sexual misconduct in the military? Absolutely she could have, including asking about and following up on allegations of sexual misconduct against then Chief of...

It will be sadly missed. A little overwrought perhaps, but we are witnessing the inevitable consequence of trying to govern everything from the centre. Katie Telford, the prime minister’s chief of staff, appeared at the committee to give her account of who knew what and when, in the military sexual misconduct scandal. She said the military ombudsman, Gary Walbourne, had pulled aside Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan in 2018 to make him aware of an allegation of personal misconduct against then chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. Telford said she was not aware of the nature of th...