Mulcair backtracks on bin Laden comments
Blames post-election "fatigue" for doubting the existence of photos of the dead al-Qaeda leader
NDP Deputy Leader Thomas Mulcair has backtracked after telling a CBC host on Wednesday he doesn’t believe the U.S. has photos of a dead Osama bin Laden. Mulcair was back on the CBC Thursday to clarify his comments. He now says he doesn’t doubt the photos exist, and blames post-election "fatigue" for the gaffe.
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