Selection of Harjit Sajjan as international development minister brings concerns after past performance, say experts

Analysts question the optics of having Harjit Sajjan responsible for the feminist international assistance policy after his failings to address the sexual misconduct crisis in the Armed Forces.

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan takes up his new post after a controversial six-year tenure as Canada's defence minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 10, 2021

Questions loom on how new International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan can implement Canada’s feminist international assistance policy after he failed to address the sexual misconduct crisis in the Canadian Forces as defence minister, say experts. International development analysts told T...

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