Fantino could provide political cover for MacKay

Published May 25, 2011

Former associate ministers of national defence say their jobs involved bolstering their bosses' credibility when making controversial regional procurement decisions—a labour of love many suspect the government has tasked Julian Fantino to do for Peter MacKay.

In the Harper government's new Cabinet announced May 18, Mr. MacKay was returned as defence minister as expected, re-claiming the position...

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