Harjit Sajjan Afghanistan

• Here’s why opposition MPs are calling Harjit Sajjan a liar

  Opposition MPs are saying the defence minister’s “lie” about his role in Afghanistan is just the latest in a series, and have been painting a picture of Sajjan as a serial deceiver.

  Politics

  May 3, 2017
  
• Sajjan came into office as a soldier. If he’s just a politician now, fine. Treat him like one

  The expression "Ottawashed" — the process by which reform-minded outsiders get sucked into the capital's ways — exists for a reason.

  Commentary

  May 3, 2017
  
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• Harjit Sajjan pulls out of fundraiser for Afghan vets amid credibility controversy

  Sajjan, a former soldier and veteran of the Afghan war, has bowed out of an annual fundraising event originally set up for veterans of the war.

  Canada

  May 2, 2017
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• Tories accuse Harjit Sajjan of ‘stolen valour’

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his embattled defence minister endured a withering question-period offensive on Monday.

  Canada

  May 1, 2017
• Harjit Sajjan’s remarks ‘deviated from the prepared text’ during now-infamous speech

  Harjit Sajjan's controversial claim that he was the architect of Operation Medusa, a major offensive in Afghanistan led by Canadian forces in 2006, was not in the speech's prepared text.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2017
• Harjit Sajjan issues Facebook apology for recent gaffe over role in 2006 offensive

  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan issued an apology on Facebook Saturday morning for the recent miscue regarding his role in a 2006 offensive against the Taliban.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2017
• #SajjanBattles mocks defence minister for inflating his role fighting the Taliban

  "Without his leadership and planning, the Germans would still own Vimy Ridge."

  Politics

  Apr 29, 2017
• Harjit Sajjan regrets inflating his role in major offensive against the Taliban

  "I regret that I didn't say this then, but I want to do so now."

  Politics

  Apr 28, 2017