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Re: Minister of National Defence
by RunningLight Mon 20 Aug 2018, 8:56 am
Northern defence upgrades part of plan to protect Canada's Arctic, Sajjan says
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Jumper Mon 27 Aug 2018, 11:56 am
Distribution of new Ranger rifle will take two years, Canadian Army says
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by RunningLight Mon 03 Sep 2018, 1:25 pm
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Ottawa to purchase a sixth Arctic and offshore patrol vessel: Sajjan
by Delta Fri 02 Nov 2018, 9:40 am
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Published Friday, November 2, 2018
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Minister of National Defence
by Replica Mon 18 Feb 2019, 9:21 pm
Photographs of Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on his travels cost taxpayers $161,000
The amount covers 26 trips since late 2015 to locations such as India, Trenton, Yellowknife, Brussels, Ukraine, Latvia, Iraq and Africa
David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen
February 18, 2019
Taxpayers spent $161,000 for photographers to take images of Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on his various trips in what the Liberal government says is proof that Canada is re-engaging on the world stage. That cost covers only travel and accommodations for the military photographers and does not include their salaries.
The amount covers 26 trips since late 2015 to locations such as India, Trenton, Yellowknife, Brussels, Ukraine, Latvia, Iraq and Africa.
The photographers accompany the minister on the trips and are not assigned to specific military operations.
The Canadian Forces stated in an email to Postmedia that the photographers can travel at a moment’s notice and have the security clearances needed to take images of the minister at meetings with allies.
Sajjan’s spokeswoman, Renée Filiatrault, said in an email that such photographers are used by the military and the minister to support communicating with the public in Canada and abroad. She noted that the minister travels to international meetings and to various missions.
“As with previous Ministers, they often accompany the Minister of Defence,” Filiatrault stated. “Our government promised to re-engage in the world and communicate openly with Canadians and we are doing just that.”
Postmedia asked for the cost figures after receiving emails from military personnel who noted what they considered excessive spending on photography for Sajjan’s social media accounts.
On Friday, Sajjan’s staff posted a number of photos on Twitter of the minister meeting NATO officials in Brussels. Those images were taken by Canadian Forces photographers who accompanied the minister. That latest trip was not captured in the figures provided.
Such international meetings also often have official photographers assigned to events to produce imagery for the participants.
The DND did not have figures available showing how much was spent on photography for previous defence ministers.
Questions about such official photography have been raised before. In August 2016 CTV News revealed that that the government spent $17,000 on photographing Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. That money was for photography for 15 events, including a conference in Vancouver and the images were used by McKenna’s department on social media channels, including Twitter.
After the spending was revealed, McKenna acknowledged that savings could be made. “Pictures are an important part of how we transmit our message, but we need to do it in a way that is mindful of taxpayers,” she told journalists. “Previous governments used photographers as well but we can do better, and that’s something I’m committed to personally.”
When he was asked about the issue at the time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that such official photography was “certainly one (area) that we are looking at as perhaps not the best use of public funds.”
In 2015 iPolitics reported that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government spent more than $2.3 million to photograph Conservative cabinet ministers since it had come to power.
The price-tag was revealed in a government response to a Liberal MP’s order paper question in Parliament. The spending covered 2,483 events that the government hired contract photographers to cover.
As a result, Veterans Affairs Canada faced criticism for spending $118,200 on photographs of ministers at various announcements while at the same time as cutting front-line services to veterans. Taxpayers spent more than $13,000 for photographs of then Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird during the week he was at the United Nations.
The Canadian Forces and some federal departments also have their own photography teams.
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The amount covers 26 trips since late 2015 to locations such as India, Trenton, Yellowknife, Brussels, Ukraine, Latvia, Iraq and Africa
David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen
February 18, 2019
Taxpayers spent $161,000 for photographers to take images of Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on his various trips in what the Liberal government says is proof that Canada is re-engaging on the world stage. That cost covers only travel and accommodations for the military photographers and does not include their salaries.
The amount covers 26 trips since late 2015 to locations such as India, Trenton, Yellowknife, Brussels, Ukraine, Latvia, Iraq and Africa.
The photographers accompany the minister on the trips and are not assigned to specific military operations.
The Canadian Forces stated in an email to Postmedia that the photographers can travel at a moment’s notice and have the security clearances needed to take images of the minister at meetings with allies.
Sajjan’s spokeswoman, Renée Filiatrault, said in an email that such photographers are used by the military and the minister to support communicating with the public in Canada and abroad. She noted that the minister travels to international meetings and to various missions.
“As with previous Ministers, they often accompany the Minister of Defence,” Filiatrault stated. “Our government promised to re-engage in the world and communicate openly with Canadians and we are doing just that.”
Postmedia asked for the cost figures after receiving emails from military personnel who noted what they considered excessive spending on photography for Sajjan’s social media accounts.
On Friday, Sajjan’s staff posted a number of photos on Twitter of the minister meeting NATO officials in Brussels. Those images were taken by Canadian Forces photographers who accompanied the minister. That latest trip was not captured in the figures provided.
Such international meetings also often have official photographers assigned to events to produce imagery for the participants.
The DND did not have figures available showing how much was spent on photography for previous defence ministers.
Questions about such official photography have been raised before. In August 2016 CTV News revealed that that the government spent $17,000 on photographing Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. That money was for photography for 15 events, including a conference in Vancouver and the images were used by McKenna’s department on social media channels, including Twitter.
After the spending was revealed, McKenna acknowledged that savings could be made. “Pictures are an important part of how we transmit our message, but we need to do it in a way that is mindful of taxpayers,” she told journalists. “Previous governments used photographers as well but we can do better, and that’s something I’m committed to personally.”
When he was asked about the issue at the time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that such official photography was “certainly one (area) that we are looking at as perhaps not the best use of public funds.”
In 2015 iPolitics reported that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government spent more than $2.3 million to photograph Conservative cabinet ministers since it had come to power.
The price-tag was revealed in a government response to a Liberal MP’s order paper question in Parliament. The spending covered 2,483 events that the government hired contract photographers to cover.
As a result, Veterans Affairs Canada faced criticism for spending $118,200 on photographs of ministers at various announcements while at the same time as cutting front-line services to veterans. Taxpayers spent more than $13,000 for photographs of then Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird during the week he was at the United Nations.
The Canadian Forces and some federal departments also have their own photography teams.
dpugliese@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/davidpugliese
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Cool~Way Tue 19 Feb 2019, 7:30 am
Why not just use DND photographers?
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Alpha Wed 13 Mar 2019, 3:46 pm
Questions remain about Harjit Sajjan’s $161,000 photo bill
DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN March 13, 2019
DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN March 13, 2019
Last month I had an article about taxpayers spending $161,000 for photographers to take images of Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on his various trips. The Liberal government says these photographs are proof that Canada is re-engaging on the world stage.
The amount covers 26 trips since late 2015 to locations such as India, Trenton, Yellowknife, Brussels, Ukraine, Latvia, Iraq and Africa.
Sajjan’s spokeswoman, Renée Filiatrault, said in an email that such photographers are used by the military and the minister to support communicating with the public in Canada and abroad. She noted that the minister travels to international meetings and to various missions. “Our government promised to re-engage in the world and communicate openly with Canadians and we are doing just that,” she noted. Many of the images are used on Sajjan’s Twitter account (see above).
Postmedia asked for the cost figures after receiving emails from military personnel who noted what they considered excessive spending on photography for Sajjan’s social media accounts. Such international meetings also often have official photographers assigned to events to produce imagery for the participants.
The DND did not have figures available showing how much was spent on photography for previous defence ministers. But both Conservative and Liberal cabinet ministers have been questioned in the past about excessive amounts of tax dollars being spent on such photographs.
At the Feb. 28 Commons defence committee Conservative MP James Bezan tried to get answers on the spending. He wanted to know what was going to be spent in the upcoming budget on such photography, adding that he considered the images a “vanity” project for the defence minister.
But Jody Thomas, the Defence Department’s deputy minister, didn’t appear to have any issues with the department spending those tax dollars on what are commonly called “grip and grin” photos. “That money comes from CAF operations and it’s allocated,” she explained to MPs. “We have Combat Camera photographers who are sent on various missions. There’s no specific budget for the minister.”
But her answer was less than forthcoming. It made it sound like the military’s Combat Camera staff were already photographing missions and various events, so they were just conveniently on hand when Sajjan arrived for a visit. That is not the case. The $161,000 spent was specifically for the photographers who accompanied the minister on his trips to produce images of him. They were not assigned to specific military operations (for instance, there is no military mission in India where Sajjan visited and was photographed by military image technicians).
In addition, the money was for commercial travel and commercial accommodations for the photographers. Salaries were not accounted for as staff are serving in the Canadian Forces.
In addition, Sajjan used some of his office’s funds to finance some of this photography.
Of course, all of this – both at the DND level and from Sajjan’s office – comes from the pockets of taxpayers.
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Vexmax Fri 28 Jun 2019, 6:58 am
Canadian defence minister urges 'de-escalation' of U.S.-Iran dispute
Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Published Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Wolverine Thu 04 Jul 2019, 8:57 pm
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Zoneforce Thu 01 Aug 2019, 8:10 pm
Defence Department to spend $250 million over five years on reserves for infrastructure, gear
August 1, 2019
August 1, 2019
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Wolverine Fri 02 Aug 2019, 8:57 am
Sajjan praises DND planning, diversity, people
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Viper Wed 14 Aug 2019, 8:57 pm
August 14, 2019
Defence minister requests probe into racism in the Armed Forces
Defence minister requests probe into racism in the Armed Forces
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Mojave Thu 15 Aug 2019, 7:06 pm
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Defence minister requests probe into racism in the Armed Forces
'It's been hell': Indigenous DND employee says harassment policy failed him
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Lucifer Fri 16 Aug 2019, 5:34 pm
General Dynamics to produce 360 LAVs for Canadian Armed Forces
Published Friday, August 16, 2019
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Re: Minister of National Defence
by Looper Wed 04 Sep 2019, 4:23 pm
Inuvik airport runway to expand in $150M federal project
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