Whatever the Foreign Affairs Minister said a month and a half ago in response to what the Defence Minister said then, here is what Defence Minister says now.
Yesterday, MacKay acknowledged that Canada is under pressure to extend. “There’s no question there’s a strong desire to have Canadians continue,” he said. “It’s something we’ve done extremely well. It’s appreciated and noticed by our allies.”
In terms of any extension, he said, “we’re examining all the options.”
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