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The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, will make a joint announcement regarding the acquisition of equipment for the Canadian Forces.
WHERE:
10 Hangar
438 Squadron (Saint-Hubert Airport)
10 Rue Leckie
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
WHEN: Thursday, August 7, 2008
TIME: 10:00 AM (EDT)
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The Tory government is set to announce the lease of helicopters and unmanned survelliance planes for the Canadian military in Afghanistan.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Public Works Minister Christian Paradis will be in the Montreal area to outline the lease of up to eight Soviet-style Mi-8 helicopters to transport battlefield supplies in Kandahar.
It is an interim measure until the Defence Department completes the $375 million purchase of six American-made CH-47-D Chinook helicopters, which will be able to transport both troops and equipment...
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