OTTAWA—A parliamentary committee is set to conclude its study into allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian military after a Liberal motion to do so passed. The standing committee on national defence has been probing the issue, including specific allegations made against former chief of defence staff Gen. Johnathan Vance. Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, who is the parliamentary secretary to Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan, proposed the motion and it passed with the support of a Bloc Quebecois member. It called for committee members to get their drafting recommendations into the clerk by Friday in hopes that a report is tabled in the House of Commons by June. Conservative Manitoba MP James Bezan, who sits on the committee and is the party’s defence critic, told the House of Commons that the Liberals’ shut down of the investigation amounts to a cover up. He accused Liberal parliamentarians of stopping the …
Liberal Motion Sees Shutdown of Committee Investigation Into Military Misconduct
April 13, 2021
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