A Canadian Forces officer in charge of a private organization raising funds for Ukraine told a civilian she not only had access to then-Defence Minister Anita Anand but suggested she may be able to shape how federal government funds were spent on the war-torn country. Read MoreConcerns were raised about Lt. Col. Melanie Lake’s interactions with the foreign civilian in an August 2023 complaint to the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, according to documents obtained by the Ottawa Citizen Defence Watch, Discover, mriya aid, mriya report, Ottawa Sun A Canadian Forces officer in charge of a private organization raising funds for Ukraine told a civilian she not only had access to then-Defence Minister Anita Anand but suggested she may be able to shape how federal government funds were spent on the war-torn country. Read More