Canadian military is investigating one of its members from Quebec after “inappropriate comments” were posted on Facebook about Harjit Sajjan, the new minister of Canada.
The military declined to identify the soldier or precisely what was written, but a source said the non- commissioned member from Quebec, made an "inappropriate statement" on Facebook about India-born Mr Sajjan's "ethnic background", The Globe and Mail reported.The offensive post, which was written in French, was quickly removed.
There is a large Indian diaspora of 1.2 million people in Canada- every 30th Canadian is of Indian origin. Four Indo-Canadians have been inducted in his Cabinet by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.New Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is a decorated military veteran who served three tours of duty for the Forces in Afghanistan, and one in Bosnia, and worked as a detective in the Vancouver Police Service.
We welcomed the new Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit Sajjan in a ceremony at National Defence HQ pic.twitter.com/bL4vI0QquD
— Canadian Forces (@CanadianForces) November 6, 2015
The military declined to identify the soldier or precisely what was written, but a source said the non- commissioned member from Quebec, made an "inappropriate statement" on Facebook about India-born Mr Sajjan's "ethnic background", The Globe and Mail reported.The offensive post, which was written in French, was quickly removed.
Greeting PM @JustinTrudeau who celebrated Diwali at Hindu Temple & Gurdwara in Ottawa today pic.twitter.com/b4hWCiAbQY
— Vishnu Prakash (@AmbVPrakash) November 12, 2015
There is a large Indian diaspora of 1.2 million people in Canada- every 30th Canadian is of Indian origin. Four Indo-Canadians have been inducted in his Cabinet by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.New Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is a decorated military veteran who served three tours of duty for the Forces in Afghanistan, and one in Bosnia, and worked as a detective in the Vancouver Police Service.
The acts of intolerance seen here this week have no place in Canada. We must fight hate by embracing our values of pluralism & acceptance.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 17, 2015
