Notable performance

Further to this post about senior promotions and appointments, it seems MGen Gosselin has been noticed by the chain of command for the right reasons, and by the national media for the wrong ones.

From yesterday's Globe & Mail:

Beleaguered Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor wasn't the only person at National Defence who was off base regarding detainee follow-up in Afghanistan. A gaggle of senior military officers and top civilian departmental officials also seem to have had it wrong, and they repeatedly drafted responses for Mr. O'Connor to deliver to Parliament, documents show.
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Other DND officials signing off on the advice included Brigadier-General Daniel Gosselin, head of the international security policy division, Colonel Neil Anderson, head of the NATO policy directorate and Colonel Bernard Cathcart from the international law directorate.

Gosselin has since been promoted MGen and appointed Commander Canadian Defence Academy in Kingston. After this, one wonders if he'll be appointed to any further positions within the CF...ever.

I hear that giving embarrassing advice to the Minister can be career-limiting. We'll see if it's true.

Of course, I've also heard that misleading parliament can be similarly career-limiting for a politician, but the jury's still out on that notion.