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But his choice for defense minister is Gordon O'Connor, a retired brigadier general from Ontario, who from 1996 to early 2004 was a lobbyist for companies including Airbus, which hopes to sell tactical airlift aircraft to the Defense Ministry. Conservatives note that the Accountability Act would not prohibit a former lobbyist from serving in government, and Mr. O'Connor said that he saw no conflict of interest. Mr. Harper's  choice for defense minister is Gordon O'Connor, a retired brigadier general from Ontario, who from 1996 to early 2004 was a lobbyist for companies including Airbus, which hopes to sell tactical airlift aircraft to the Defense Ministry. Conservatives note that the Accountability Act would not prohibit a former lobbyist from serving in government, and Mr. O'Connor said that he saw no conflict of interest.