The best way to plug military leaks is with air-tight information

When a leak occurs, it is not about embarrassing the institution, it is about setting the record straight. If DND wants to prevent leaks, they need to tell the truth in a timely manner.

Early statements about the Cyclone crash from Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan gave much different information than was later revealed to be the case about the circumstances of the helicopter crash. Instead of hunting down the leakers of truth, DND should be investigating who thought it would be a good idea to insert the false element of mystery to the Cyclone tragedy, and why, writes Scott Taylor.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

June 17, 2020

OTTAWA—Top officials at the Department of National Defence recently formulated a plan on how to crack down on those within their ranks who leak unclassified, albeit embarrassing, information to the news media. It didn’t take long, however, for details about the plan to be leaked to Ottawa Ci...

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