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Peter MacKay Low-Balled Libya Costs, Government Report Reveals

May 11, 2012

Defence Minister Peter MacKay dramatically underestimated the cost of last year’s Libya intervention, incremental cost figures released with the DND 2012-13 Report on Plans and Priorities show.

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Former Air Force CF-18 Fleet Manager Opposed to F-35 Plan

April 25, 2012

The federal government may not be making the correct choice by replacing Canada’s CF-18 fleet with the F-35, warned the Royal Canadian Air Force’s former CF-18 fleet manager at a press conference in Ottawa.

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Michael Byers op-ed: You can’t replace real icebreakers

March 28, 2012

by Michael Byers, Special to the Globe and Mail, March 27, 2012 A rugged little ship adorns the back of the new $50 bill that the Bank of Canada began circulating Monday. But, in an ironic twist of fate, the red and white CCGS Amundsen no longer sails the Arctic seas. The 98-metre icebreaker was […]

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Staples and Naqi op-ed: How will the NDP leadership race affect Canada’s military?

March 21, 2012

Many defence watchers hope the NDP will be much clearer on national defence than it has been in the past.

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