Defence Minister MacKay calls rebuilding Forces a ‘monumental task’ and his biggest accomplishment

Defence Minister Peter MacKay is shifting his focus to the Navy, defends sluggish shipbuilding, and speaks about Canada's future role in war-torn Afghanistan.

Since being appointed Defence Minister back in August 2007, Peter Mackay has been a busy man. Besides overseeing Canada's largest military mission since the Korean war, he has helped the Canadian Forces procure badly-needed new equipment, and even threw his hat in the ring during the recent campa...

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