Breakfast with the Minister of National Defence, The Honourable Harjit Sajjan

We are excited to be hosting the Minister of National Defence, The Honourable Harjit Sajjan in Kamloops on Friday for a breakfast event! 

Minister of National Defence, The Honourable Harjit Sajjan

(Vancouver South)

Minister of National Defence Mandate Letter (November 12, 2015)

Harjit Singh Sajjan has served Canada and his community as both a soldier and a police officer. He continues his service to Canada as the Member of Parliament for Vancouver South and as Minister of National Defence.

Harjit is a retired Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces and a combat veteran. He was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina and served three separate deployments to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Harjit has received numerous recognitions for his service, including the Meritorious Service Medal for reducing the Taliban’s influence in Kandahar Province. He is also a recipient of the Order of Military Merit, one of the military’s highest recognitions. Harjit also served as an Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Harjit was a police officer with the Vancouver Police Department for 11 years. He completed his last assignment as a Detective-Constable with the Gang Crime Unit specializing in organized crime. He proudly tackled gang violence and drug crimes in Vancouver. Harjit is also a human security specialist, and has lectured to a wide audience in both Canada and the United States.

He will be speaking about NAFTA and will be answering questions from the attendees.

Event details

Date | Friday, October 19

Time | 8:00am - 9:30am

Location | Hotel 540 Rivers Room

Cost | Regular Rate $40+tax |  Exclusive Chamber Member Rate $30+tax | Member Table of 6 $180+tax

Questions about the event? Contact: acacia@kamloopschamber.ca