Sajjan Called to Testify Again in Commons Probe of Forces Misconduct Claims

Sajjan Called to Testify Again in Commons Probe of Forces Misconduct Claims
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance sits in the front row during a news conference on June 26, 2020 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The Trudeau government and Opposition Conservatives marked International Women’s Day on Monday by trading barbs and accusations over reported threats against a senior naval officer who brought forward an allegation of misconduct against Canada’s defence chief.

The bitter back-and-forth came as members of the House of Commons defence committee agreed to invite a bevy of new witnesses to testify in an expanded probe of the Liberals’ handling of allegations against the military’s top brass.