By Cam Scott In October, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of a new arm of the federal government, the Defence Investment Agency (DIA), intended to “rebuild, rearm and […]...
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“Building Canada Wrong”: Carney budget means war on the working class, militarization of the economy and a foreign policy of aggression
PV staff Mark Carney’s first budget followed through on promises made in last spring’s Throne Speech: massive cuts to public services and social programs, huge increases to military spending and […]...
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Whose “security” is protected with military spending hike? Not working people’s!
By Manden Murphy What could ordinary, working-class people do with the money Ottawa is promising to military spending, if government spending were prioritized differently? This is a simple yet critical […]...
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Militarism and climate change: a suicidal spiral
Investments to address environmental pressures suffer from chronic underfunding, while trillions of dollars fuel arms buildup and war By María Julia Mayoral Global military spending is rising rapidly, regardless of […]...
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