Canadians deserved better than deceptive details about chopper crash

In this era of 'fake news' by malign actors, we need our official sources to provide us with accurate details. In this case, DND was inexplicably off the mark.

Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance is pictured at an April 30 press conference about the RCAF Cyclone helicopter that crashed the previous day. Initial information from the Department of National Defence indicated the HMCS Fredericton ‘lost contact’ with the helicopter, when it was later revealed that it went down in sight of the ship. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

May 20, 2020

OTTAWA—On April 29, an RCAF Cyclone helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea while returning to the HMCS Fredericton from a training mission. Word of this tragedy was first reported by Greek news outlets and it was soon circulating on Canadian social media platforms. Most mainstream media repo...

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