Sajjan didn’t need to burnish his brand with fiction

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to look at the damage caused by the defence minister's fib as he mulls a summer cabinet shuffle.
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has come under fire after inflating his role in a military operation in Afghanistan during his time in the armed forces.

OTTAWA—Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan knows the danger of self-inflicted wounds. He recently maimed himself when he went against his own brand. Nothing his political opponents will try is likely to have the same impact on his political career as his own recent self-a...

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