Did Defence Minister Peter MacKay tell the truth about the costs of the Libya mission? Or was it just the “political truth”?
MacKay, Libya, and “political truth”


Did Defence Minister Peter MacKay tell the truth about the costs of the Libya mission? Or was it just the “political truth”?

Did Defence Minister Peter MacKay tell the truth about the costs of the Libya mission? Or was it just the “political truth”?

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.

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.

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.

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.