Posted AT 1:10 AM EDT on 27/07/07
An uneven power struggle
It should not be left to Canada's top soldier to announce significant changes in Ottawa's approach to the nation's security. But there was General Rick Hillier, Chief of Defence Staff, this week casually shelving the Conservative government's election promise to create 14 new army reserve units. Meanwhile, his boss, Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor, was once again missing from the political action.
The apparent policy reversal popped up almost inadvertently as Gen.
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