Peter Mackay News Archives

I extend my heartfelt sympathy to his family, friends and comrades. Sapper Marshall was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol west of Kandahar City.

The body of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan will arrive in Canada on Saturday afternoon.

Peter MacKay, responding to opposition questions, October 19 .A I will note that when it comes to Bloc members, I wish they would spend just as much time standing up and protecting the interests of Canadian soldiers as they do for the vigour they seem to have for Taliban prisoners A The member has now asked, I believe, nine or ten questions on the ...

Date : Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:37:34 PDT Anadolu Agency, Turkey Oct 24 2009 Turkish, Canadian defence ministers view ties, Armenian issue Ankara, 24 October: Turkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul said on Saturday [24 October] that there were no problems in tender of unmanned aerial vehicle.

Home : Canada : MacKay wants answers in Afghan torture warnings case MacKay wants answers in Afghan torture warnings case Date: Monday Oct.

Home : Top Stories : Avoiding fraud in Afghan runoff 'unrealistic' Avoiding fraud in Afghan runoff 'unrealistic' Viewer The Federal Defence Minister discusses outcome from the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Mackay expressed readiness of Canada to undertake a mission as a mediator and friend on the matter, and noted that there were some problems in Canada's history as it happened in every country's history.

Jane Taber Fly the flag, escort the torch Canadian fighter jets protect the Olympic flame, a Liberal staffer's fixed-date election wedding, plus who's hot and who's not Jane Taber Published on Friday, Oct.

If you ask Elizabeth May, she has nothing to lose. The queen of green is not predicting any making major breakthroughs for her emerging party, which is only beginning to edge out of the political fringe.

I find Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Defense Minister Peter Mackay's continued pledges that they never saw 'widely circulated' memos warning of torture of afghan detainees not only ridiculous, but also insulting to the intelligence of the Canadian people.

Members of The Globe's parliamentary bureau on what goes on behind the scenes and off the beaten track in Ottawa.

Two Conservative defence ministers -- one former and one current --say they did not know about more than one dozen internal reports warning that Canadian soldiers were handing Afghan captives to local authorities with the possibility that they faced torture.

Every Canadian soldier who has died in Afghanistan will be recognized with a Sacrifice Medal under newly revised criteria released today by Defence Minister Peter MacKay.

Home : Canada : Passengers, crew of seized ship sent to Vancouver Passengers, crew of seized ship sent to Vancouver Viewer CTV National News: Rob Brown on the seized ship A group of 76 men, believed to be illegal migrants -- possibly from Sri Lanka -- will spend their second day in Canada behind bars as authorities try to determine their reason for ...

Home : World : Afghan election dispute could impact military efforts Afghan election dispute could impact military efforts Viewer Emmy award-winning NBC journalist Richard Engel describes the two wars underway in Afghanistan today.

Federal Defence Minister Peter MacKay won't say whether a seized ship with 76 would-be immigrants is a human smuggling operation.

MacKay denies seeing Afghan torture warnings Defence Minister Peter MacKay walks past a Canadian soldier during a ceremony marking the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at the Aviation Museum in Ottawa on Sept.

Both the Canadian military and the federal government are strenuously denying allegations that they ever paid off Taliban insurgents so their troops wouldn't be attacked.

Peter MacKay should tread lightly or the curse of the Afghan detainees will claim yet another victim.

Soldiers from the 1st Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry handcuff and search a suspected Taliban prisoner.

The Canadian government says it hasn't made a decision yet on a proposed purchase of jets from the Czech Republic to equip the famed Snowbirds aerobatic team.

A Canadian diplomat, who was posted in Afghanistan, said he first warned Canadian officials of prisoner abuse almost one year before the government admitted it knew.

Countries too timid to send troops to Afghanistana s most dangerous areas are being pressured to come up with alternative ways to help, such as providing critically needed equipment, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Friday.

Just because you haven't heard enough of Stephen Harper's Ringo impression last weekend, the Ottawa Citizen today had dueling columns about what the upshot of the performance really is.

The plane carrying the flag-draped coffins of the two latest Canadian soldiers to die in combat in Afghanistan touched down Sunday afternoon at CFB Trenton for a private and sombre repatriation ceremony.

Canadian Press reviews the tea leaves and suggests a Parliamentary debate is in the offing.

Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper replaced his embattled point man for Afghanistan on Tuesday in a cabinet shuffle intended to revitalize his minority government after 1-1/2 years in power.

The public hearing into the alleged torture of Taliban prisoners in Kandahar has been postponed.

The HMCS Fredericton will depart shortly to join the NATO task force fighting pirates in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.

Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation has survived a federal review of its mandate and will now assume all assets and liabilities of another island-based Crown corporation.

The Conservative government is being asked to clarify its position on whether Canada will remain at war in Afghanistan after Parliament's deadline passes to pull out combat troops.

Canada is considering various options in response to the death and destruction caused in South Asia by this week's earthquake and typhoon, says Defence Minister Peter MacKay.

A public hearing into what the Canadian army may have known about the alleged torture of Taliban prisoners in Kandahar, has been postponed amid accusations of government obstruction.