Another scandal is brewing in Canada and can jolt the Liberal Party government to its core. Liberal Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan has been found out to be an accomplice in an accusation of “sexual misconduct” where he went out of his way to sweep the accusations under the carpet.
Harjit Singh Sajjan is a Khalistan sympathiser and is responsible for discordant relations between Canada and India. He has now been accused of sweeping an accusation of “sexual misconduct under the carpet. The Canadian government under Justin Trudeau tends to hide even the most trivial of matters from the public eye. But allegations of “sexual misconduct” in the country’s armed forces are not at all trivial. Sajjan’s actions are abhorrent. In a time of heightened women rights and the #MeToo movement heating up around the world, Sajjan’s actions are inexcusable
Gary Walbourne, the former military ombudsman, testified before the House of Commons defence committee on Wednesday, and informed the House that Sajjan was made aware about an informal complaint lodged against Gen. Jon Vance, then Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff, but that the minister declined to even look at the facts and never took any effective action.
Walbourne said, “Yes, I did directly tell him about an allegation of inappropriate behaviour against the chief of defence staff, I did tell the minister what the allegation was. I reached into my pocket to show him the evidence I was holding. He pushed back from the table and said, ‘no.’
The former ombudsman went on to say that he couldn’t conduct an inquiry because the allegation was made informally, so he was seeking the minister’s advice on how to proceed. According to the committee, Sajjan has the authority to create a board of inquiry to investigate certain matters under the National Defense Act.
Walbourne also stated that he demanded that the details be kept private to protect the identity of the accuser, but the very next day he was summoned by the Privy Council Office (PCO) and questioned about the origins of the allegations. He told the committee, “I was totally surprised they heard about it.”
Now, here’s a funny story. Over the weekend Sajjan was in conversation with CTV’s Question Period. During the conversation, Sajjan said, “When we learn of something, we take immediate and strong action.” Well, Sajjan did learn about the “sexual misconduct” accusation but chose not to do anything about it. Ironic, isn’t it?
In the end, no board of inquiry was formed, the PCO took no further action, and Sajjan declined to meet with the ombudsman to address the situation further. The entire thing seemed to have been swept under the rug with ease.
People like Sajjan are a liability to the Trudeau government. The minority government is meek and easily influenced by its allies. This is just one of many cases where Trudeau’s ineptitude has shown his government in bad light.
Khalistani sympathisers such as Sajjan have prominent roles in the Trudeau government hampering Canada’s ability to have better relations with India. Moreover, Jagmeet Singh the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party and a staunch Khalistan sympathiser provides outside support to the Liberal party.
Canada despite being a first-world nation had one of the worst records of vaccinating its citizens due to a lack of vaccine. Canada had placed orders for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines despite their lacklustre performances but due to high demand in the US, the orders were not fulfilled. At the same time, Trudeau was engaged in appeasing the Khalistani factions in his own government. And despite India being one of the biggest manufacturing hubs for vaccines, Trudeau refused to reach out.
After increased pressure from the conservative opposition, Trudeau finally seemed to grasp that his Khalistani appeasement is shameful and the Canadian citizen’s are paying the price.
Sajjan and other Khalistan sympathisers have a strong grip over Trudeau’s minority government. They impair the government’s ability to make decisions that would be of benefit to the general populace and not cater to Khalistani interests. They are hampering the decision-making ability and it’s high time that these liabilities are weeded out from the Canadian politics.