Sajjan knew of Vance allegations in 2018, refused to look at ‘evidence,’ says ex-military watchdog

Gary Walbourne says he considered the allegations against Canada’s top military commander a matter of ‘national concern,’ and he expected the minister to ‘do more.’

Canada’s former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne, right, says he met with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on March 1, 2018, and told him about allegations against then-chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

March 3, 2021

Canada’s former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne says at a “tumultuous” and “hostile” meeting with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan in March 2018 he brought “evidence” proving “beyond a doubt” that allegations against Canada’s then top military offic...

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