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Justin Trudeau says he still has confidence in his defence minister and that he knew nothing of allegations of sexual misconduct against the former head of the military despite his own top officials discussing it three years ago.
The PM was pressed on the matter Friday morning as he held a news conference to discuss COVID-19 and newly approved vaccines.
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“Yes, absolutely,” Trudeau said when asked if he still has faith in the judgment of Harjit Sajjan as his defence minister.
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Allégations contre le général Vance : le ministre Sajjan savait-il depuis trois ans?
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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
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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 an affair he had with a co-worker.
Lt.-Gen. Chris Coates was to have become deputy commander of Joint Force Command in Naples, Italy, but Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan put a halt to that assignment. Sajjan told this newspaper he made his decision after being recently told that Coates had an affair with a U.S. civilian co-worker while he was deputy commander of the North American Aerospace
رئیس جدید نیروهای مسلح کانادا نیز کناره گیری کرد
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