Canada's former military ombudsman says Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's claim that he wanted to avoid politicizing a potential sexual misconduct investigation of the country's top military commander is both "bizarre" and "weak."
In his testimony today, Sajjan said he told Walbourne to go to military police or the provost marshal to report his concerns. The former ombudsman today pushed back against that version of events.
"He could have at least spoken to me about the evidence I was holding," Walbourne told Kapelos. "But instead, he pushed away from the table, said no. And contrary to what he says, he never gave me any advice and he never spoke to me again."
The former ombudsman said he doesn't believe the federal government is willing to take the necessary steps to ensure the complaints process is truly independent.
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