Peter MacKay is taking well-deserved flak as he continues his attempt to dodge responsibility for misleading Canadians about the cost of the Libya intervention.
MacKay: It’s the media’s fault!
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Ceasefire.ca challenges Harper and MacKay
Today we issued another challenge to Harper and his pro-war lobby. Using the government’s own report, we showed that Harper’s Defence Minister, Peter MacKay, dramatically understated the true costs of the war in Libya.
Former CF-18 fleet manager opposes F-35
“As an aerospace engineer and former manager of Canada’s fleet of CF-18s, when I see the term ‘development’ used in the F-35 procurement, I know the government is facing significant performance risks, headaches and much higher costs than anticipated,” said Colonel Paul Maillet (ret.)
NDP and defence policy
Many defence watchers hope the NDP will be much clearer on national defence than it has been in the past.
Fantino casts doubt on F-35 plan
Faced with ballooning costs, a series of damning studies, the possibility of a bombshell Auditor-General’s report, and a large public outcry, the Harper government has finally admitted that buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter might not be such a good idea.
“No Stealth Fighters” ads run in Vancouver and Toronto newsmedia
Readers of the popular websites Now Toronto and The Tyee are being invited to “Be Heard on March 3rd” as part of Ceasefire.ca’s new advertising …