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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Sub maintenance trips too pricey, MP says

A Nova Scotia Independent MP says sending Halifax-based submarines on a 7,350-kilometre voyage to Victoria for major maintenance is a waste of money.

Bill Casey recently received a letter from Defence Minister Peter MacKay, telling him that each round trip through the Panama Canal will cost $1.1-million.

"I am advised that the estimated cost of an inter-coastal transfer [regardless of direction] is approximately $566,000," Mr. MacKay said in his response to Mr. Casey, who first inquired about the cost last May.

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