The Prime Minister’s Office has apologized for posting two videos online that showed the faces of Canadian special forces soldiers.
The videos were filmed during Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent trip to Iraq and Kuwait. Members of the media travelling with Harper were asked to sign agreements not to publish any images of the elite JTF-2 troops who were providing security.
However, some of those soldiers were shown in videos posted on Harper’s official “24/Seven” website.
After concerns were raised about the troops who appeared in the videos, the PMO pulled them from the website. Still, a senior government official told The Canadian Press Tuesday that the videos didn’t violate security protocols and would be reposted after going through another review.
A few hours later, however, the PMO admitted that the videos should never have been posted and apologized.
PMO apologizes for showing elite soldiers' faces in promotional videos | CTV News
The videos were filmed during Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent trip to Iraq and Kuwait. Members of the media travelling with Harper were asked to sign agreements not to publish any images of the elite JTF-2 troops who were providing security.
However, some of those soldiers were shown in videos posted on Harper’s official “24/Seven” website.
After concerns were raised about the troops who appeared in the videos, the PMO pulled them from the website. Still, a senior government official told The Canadian Press Tuesday that the videos didn’t violate security protocols and would be reposted after going through another review.
A few hours later, however, the PMO admitted that the videos should never have been posted and apologized.
PMO apologizes for showing elite soldiers' faces in promotional videos | CTV News
