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Military spending will be focus of Rideau Institute budget submission

July 23, 2011

(Ottawa) The Rideau Institute is preparing a special brief for decision-makers that will examine Canada’s escalating military spending. The brief will be submitted to the Standing Committee on Finance as part of its pre-budget consultations. “While the government seeks $4 billion in spending cuts, Canada is still overspending on National Defence,” said Steven Staples, President […]

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