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Justin Trudeau attempted to shift questions away from his government and onto a former military ombudsman, saying officials could not investigate an allegation of sexual misconduct against former chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance because the watchdog would not provide further information.
“The ombudsman did not provide sufficient information to the officials in place to be able to follow up on these allegations,” the Prime Minister told reporters Friday in Ottawa.