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Speaking in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, former defence minister Harjit Sajjan addressed a report by the Globe and Mail that he instructed special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs, calling the allegations “utter BS.”

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday that he didn’t have enough of the details regarding what then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan “did or didn’t do” to help Sikhs in Afghanistan evacuate in 2021, but that the overall actions of the Liberal government at the time were a “massive failure.” Singh added that...

Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan focused on climate change as the predominant national security threat for Canada at the annual Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa on Friday. “Canada is warming on average twice as quickly as the rest of the world. And in our north, it is about three times as fast,”...

As more of Canada’s top military officials are investigated on sexual misconduct allegations, survivors are still pushing for systemic change within the forces. As Mike Le Couteur reports, that also includes calls to possibly shuffle Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan out of his position, ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finalizing his new cabinet.

Former procurement minister Anita Anand was sworn-in as Canada’s new defence minister during a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday morning. Anand takes over the position from former defence minister Harjit Sajjan, who faced months of criticism over his handling of the sexual misconduct crisis in the Canadian military.

Harjit Sajjan was appointed as Canada’s new minister of international development and minister responsible for the Pacific development agency of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday morning. Sajjan is out as Canada’s defence minister after facing months of criticism over his handling of the sexual misconduct crisis in the Canadian military.

National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on how the COVID-19 is changing the way National Veterans’ Week is being marked this year.

Leader Erin O’Toole said the Conservatives are pushing for a motion in the House of Commons to censure Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. O’Toole called the use of the censure motion “unprecedented” and said it is rarely used. “This week Conservatives called on Justin Trudeau to fire his Minister of Defence Harjit Sajjan. He refused. Mr....

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan offered his condolences to the family of Capt. Jenn Casey, who was killed in the crash of a CF Snowbirds jet in Kamloops, B.C. on Sunday.

In an interview with Mercedes Stephenson, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan on Thursday called the military helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, which left at least one dead and five missing, “gut-wrenching.” The crash involved a CH148 Cyclone helicopter that was participating in a training exercise with NATO allies and crashed as it...

During Question Period on Monday, Conservative MP Candice Bergen asked Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan why he was more concerned about defending his “battle buddy than the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces” after former military ombudsman, Gary Walbourne, testified before a Defence committee that he brought an allegation of misconduct against then-chief of...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his office knew back in 2018 that Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan had passed an allegation against Gen. Jonathan Vance to the Privy Council Office. But Trudeau said during a heated opening exchange in question period that saw him face repeated questions on the matter that he only learned the details...

On “The West Block” Mercedes Stephenson is joined by members of the parliamentary defence committee to discuss their probe into allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. On the panel: Conservative MP Leona Alleslev, NDP MP Randall Garrison and Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon. Alleslev says Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan could have done more...

Federal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Wednesday he has tapped Lt.-Gen Wayne Eyre to conduct a review into the internal probe into sexual misconduct allegations against senior Naval officials, clearing them of wrongdoing. Sajjan said he wants to ensure people bringing allegations forward “feel safe and confident.”

Federal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Wednesday that he would not “put any limits” on a review being conducted by Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre into an internal probe of sexual misconduct allegations in the Canadian Navy, adding that if more is uncovered during the review “it needs to be looked into more deeply.”

More than one month after Global News first reported allegations of high-level sexual misconduct in the Canadian military, Liberal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government is set to announce details of its response in the “coming days.” Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan are facing intense scrutiny over a lack...

The consequences are cascading through the Canadian Armed Forces as it deals with multiple controversies, including Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin’s legal challenge about being removed as Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine czar due to a sexual misconduct accusation. Mercedes Stephenson reports on what Fortin is alleging, and the pressure Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is facing to solve the...

The West Block’s Tom Clark moderates a panel discussion featuring Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.

Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan said Monday that Canada’s new training role in the fight against ISIS will be more effective than training missions in the past.

Defence minister Harjit Sajjan said Thursday that the sharing of certain information by Canada’s electronic spy agency will cease until he has been assured the privacy of Canadian citizens will be maintained.