Conservative lead widens as Liberals slip in new poll
By ALEX BALLINGALL OTTAWA BUREAU
Sun., April 14, 2019
OTTAWA—A new poll suggests Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives continue to have the most support among decided and leaning voters, while a majority of respondents to the survey said they disapprove of Justin Trudeau’s performance as prime minister.
Forty-two per cent of decided and leaning voters said they support the Conservative Party, according to the latest federal “horse race” poll by Forum Research. That compares with 29 per cent who intend to vote for the governing Liberals, and 12 per cent who support the New Democratic Party.
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.
国会评军方情报机构:诺大个部门没人监督