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July 19, 2010 · about 16 years ago

Shipyards lose, even as MacKay blows shipbuilding horn

Last Wednesday, Defence Minister Peter MacKay was in Halifax, along with Public Works and Government Services Minister Rona Ambrose, to trumpet a major shipbuilding contract. The price tag alone — approximately $2.6 billion for two new supply ships for the navy — should have been cause for celebrati

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Last Wednesday, Defence Minister Peter MacKay was in Halifax, along with Public Works and Government Services Minister Rona Ambrose, to trumpet a major shipbuilding contract. The price tag alone — approximately $2.6 billion for two new supply ships for the navy — should have been cause for celebration among Canada’s long-suffering shipyards.

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