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Conservatives ‘step back’ from sale and lease-back program, put phase two on hold

Public Works Minister Michael Fortier said, 'I think we need to step back, digest the transaction and time will tell whether there will be another transaction.'

The federal government is taking a "step back" and digesting its contentious $1.41-billion sale of seven federal properties before it considers embarking on a phase two study of the potential sale of 31 other buildings, Public Works Minister and Senator Michael Fortier told the House Stand...

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