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Liberal MP slams Hillier as Conservative 'prop' Last Updated: Friday, February 16, 2007 | 4:47 PM ET CBC News Liberal defence critic Denis Coderre accused Canada's top soldier of being a "prop" for the Tories after Gen. Rick Hillier described the period of budget cuts to the military that began in 1994 as the "decade of darkness." "I'm offended today," the Quebec MP said following the speech Hillier gave Friday to a defence group in Ottawa. "We have a chief of defence staff who spoke about 10 years of darkness. I never thought that he would become a prop...

Canadian Forces chief says the public, not politicians, will save military Dene Moore Canadian Press November 25, 2005 ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - The chief of the Canadian Armed Forces says he won't be lining up for federal spending promises ahead of a probable January election. Gen. Rick Hillier, in a speech delivered Friday to a local service club, said that he will rely on the Canadian public, not politicians, to ensure a strong military. "My wish list is that Canadians understand and see us fully and understand the value they get from us and out of that will come...