MacKay: Blunder #1 - Follow-up
Yesterday when this hit the press I next expected to see an apology from MacKay. Right on time:
MacKay apologizes for raising hopes of hostages’ families
CBC News – Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:28:54 ESTForeign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay has apologized to the families of the two Canadian hostages being held in Iraq after suggesting he had new information about their fate.
MacKay told reporters on Monday he was confident the hostages were alive and would be released soon, and that he believed they had been moved several times.
The next day, he told reporters he had no new information since a video was released three weeks ago that indicated they were alive and well.
MacKay was criticized for speculating publicly about their welfare in a way that could raise the hopes of relatives of the hostages, and for making comments that might further endanger the hostages. More >