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Monday, December 03, 2007

N.S. will 'aggressively' push Ottawa to upgrade patrol planes

Nova Scotia's premier says he's concerned that National Defence might not upgrade its maritime patrol planes.

The department has postponed a decision on whether to continue with major improvements to its fleet of CP-140s until after Parliament rises for the Christmas holidays.

Critics have said the deferral is an attempt to bury what's expected to be a bad news announcement for Defence Minister Peter MacKay, who also represents Nova Scotia in cabinet.

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