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The West Block — Episode 24, Season 10 Leona Alleslev, Conservative Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill Randall Garrison, NDP Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, Colwood, BC Mehmet Tohti, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, Ottawa Location: Ottawa, Ontario Mercedes Stephenson: This week on The West Block: Who knew what, when, about the allegations against former chief of the defence staff General Jonathan Vance? Gary Walbourne, Former Military Ombudsman : “The only thing I ever wanted the minister to do was his job.” Mercedes Stephenson: Explosive testimony about Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Ha...

Liberal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s apparent secrecy over sexual misconduct allegations in the Canadian Forces is inexcusable. If there’s one thing we have learned from the child sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and the #MeToo movement, it’s that sexual impropriety hurts the victim and tarnishes the perpetrator’s reputation, but a coverup can damage an entire institution. Unfortunately, the Liberal government has learned nothing...

Military ombudsman was totally cut off from Sajjan after raising Vance allegations in 2018, MPs hear Staff continued to recommend Sajjan meet with Walbourne to hear about concerns of Canadian Forces personnel, but the minister steadfastly refused Author of the article: David Pugliese  •  Ottawa Citizen Publishing date: Mar 04, 2021  •  March 4, 2021  •  3 minute read Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan in 2018. Photo by Anthony Dixon/Postmedia Article content Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan cancelled 17 meetings with the Canadian Forces ombudsman as the military wat...

NATO role goes unfilled after Canadian general pulled because of affair with co-worker Lt.-Gen. Chris Coates was to have become deputy commander of Joint Force Command in Naples, but Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan halted that assignment. Author of the article: David Pugliese  •  Ottawa Citizen Publishing date: Mar 02, 2021  •  March 2, 2021  •  3 minute read Lt. Gen. Chris Coates Photo by NORAD /jpg Article content The Canadian Forces has yet to find an officer to fill a top NATO job after the general selected for the assignment was dropped at the last minute because of a...

Harjit Sajjan was fully aware of serious allegations against then Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance, but went so far as to refuse to accept evidence that was offered, a Commons committee heard.