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Nicholson to oversee major defence cuts, define post-Afghanistan priorities

Rob Nicholson has taken on the Defence file at a pivotal time that will require overseeing major cuts to planned military spending, and redefining Canada’s defence priorities after more than a decade of war and a glaring series of bungled procurements at National Defence. Mr. Nicholson (Niagara Falls, Ont.) took on the Defence portfolio in […]