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Stephen Harper And Peter MacKay At Odds Over Plane Paint Job Colour
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Defense Minister Peter MacKay are locked in a public disagreement over the color of a military plane. Documents obtained by the Canadian Press show that the argument over the plane has been going on for two years, and that Harper has ordered the plane to be repainted at its next scheduled maintenance in 2012.
The plane in question is an A310 Airbus owned...
Stephen Harper And Defense Minister In Debate Over Plane Paint
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Defense Minister Peter MacKay are involved in a back-and-forth disagreement over the colour of the military’s VIP Airbus.
Recently released documents show Harper and MacKay have locked horns over the Prime Minister’s decision to change the color of the Airbus from military gray to civilian white and red.
MacKay and some senior officers believe...
Obama Makes Good On Hockey Bet With Harper
Barrack Obama, who seems to be the largest sports enthusiast in American Presidential history, made good on a bet he made with Prime Minister Harper of Canada. On Friday morning, David Johnson, who is the US ambassador to Canada, delivered a case of Molson beer to the Prime Minister. The delivery stems from a bet that Obama made with Harper over which country’s hockey team would win the gold medal...
Obama Loses Beer Bet With Harper
United States President Barack Obama has lost a bet and now owes Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper a case of beer. The two men made a friendly wager based on the outcome of the Olympic gold medal hockey game Sunday, between the United States and Canada.
Sidney Crosby ended up clenching the win (3-2) for Canada with an overtime goal in the exciting game. Harper can now expect a case of 24 Molson...
Harper Government Rejects Torture Inquiry Requests
Defense Minister Peter MacKay stated the testimony of a top diplomat’s claims of torture and rape committed against Afghani detainees are not credible and said calls for an inquiry will not be followed up.
Dismissing information from Richard Colvin, once in command of the most large scale insurgencies over the past 15 years, as second or third hand knowledge, MacKay spoke for the Harper Government...
Harper Talks Nuclear Energy With India
The issue of nuclear energy has become one that is hotly debated throughout Canada.
As many Liberals claim that the only way to have true disarmament is not to promote the use of nuclear technology for the production of electricity.
They will often claim that such uses could lead to the development of a nuclear weapon.
This was the case in 1974 when India tested a nuclear weapon with technology that...
