OTTAWA, Nov 05: Harjit Sajjan, an Indo-Canadian Sikh, was today named as new Defence Minister of Cananda as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 30-member cabinet took swearing ceremony in Ottawa.
Harjit Sajjan, a decorated Lt Colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces is elected as a lawmaker for Vancouver South .Sajja, has received numerous military honours, including the Meritorious Service Medal in 2013, for reducing the Taliban's influence in the Kandahar Province.
Justin Trudeau was sworn in as Canada's 23rd Prime Minister today before a packed crowd, almost 50 years after his father served in as PM
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