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Hugh Colin MacKay

Retired Brigadier-General Hugh Colin MacKay OMM, CD, MD is a veteran and former Surgeon General.

National Defence Minister David McGuinty, centre, at a July change-of-command ceremony. As Ottawa evaluates defence spending priorities, it must not overlook the health of the people who provide safety and security to Canada, writes Senator Baltej Singh Dhillon and retired Brig.-Gen. Hugh Colin MacKay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
National Defence Minister David McGuinty, centre, at a July change-of-command ceremony. As Ottawa evaluates defence spending priorities, it must not overlook the health of the people who provide safety and security to Canada, writes Senator Baltej Singh Dhillon and retired Brig.-Gen. Hugh Colin MacKay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade