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.
Hansard for February 9, 2012, where Minister Fantino responds to Rideau Institute’s release of an article on the F-35 by Michael Byers and Stewart Webb, and Steven Staples’ appearance before the Standing Committee on National Defence.
“Kathleen represents a new generation of policy activists,” said Steven Staples, President of the Rideau Institute. “I’m confident that she will infuse our organization with new approaches required to meet the challenges of today’s political environment.”