Operation Medusa
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Afghanistan vets slam Canada’s military over failure to award service medalVeterans of the Afghanistan war who spoke with Global News say despite a promise from the Canadian military they never received the SWASM medal because the name of the mission changed.PoliticsSep 26, 2017
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Operation Medusa wouldn’t have happened without Minister SajjanA senior retired British military officer — who served as chief of staff of the Canadian-led headquarters in Kandahar — painted a very different picture of Sajjan from what we’ve been hearing from the Opposition and what's being reported in the media.CommentaryMay 10, 2017
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Harjit Sajjan is dead centre in the opposition’s crosshairsThe high-profile minister is in hot water over having claimed to have been the “architect” of Operation Medusa, a pivotal battle in the Afghanistan war.CommentaryMay 9, 2017
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Danielle Smith: Braggadocio lands defence minister in hot waterDefence Minister Harjit Sajjan has such an impressive resume, it’s hard to imagine why he feels the need to embellish it. However, in an April 18 speech while on a trip to India, he declared himself the “architect of Operation Medusa”.May 8, 2017
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Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan to face symbolic confidence motion in House of CommonsSajjan, a former soldier and Afghan war veteran, has faced sustained fire for having exaggerated his role in Operation Medusa.CanadaMay 8, 2017
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Transport Minister gives interview on national defence as embattled Sajjan not availableAsked for a TV interview on embattled Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's file, the Prime Minister's Office instead offered Transport Minister Marc Garneau.PoliticsMay 5, 2017
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Sajjan came into office as a soldier. If he’s just a politician now, fine. Treat him like oneThe expression "Ottawashed" — the process by which reform-minded outsiders get sucked into the capital's ways — exists for a reason.CommentaryMay 3, 2017
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Harjit Sajjan pulls out of fundraiser for Afghan vets amid credibility controversySajjan, 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.CanadaMay 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.CanadaMay 1, 2017
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Reality check: What Harjit Sajjan said about Operation Medusa vs. what really happenedWhile Sajjan played a key role, he never took part in the planning of Operation Medusa.CanadaMay 1, 2017
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