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Massive increase in military spending imposed by U.S. with little media pushback [video]

·Oct 9, 2026
Source: NB Media Co-op
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Ottawa’s multibillion dollar increase in military spending has been met with practically no pushback from mainstream media, even as the federal government shifts funding from public services to American war contractors under an increasingly belligerent Trump administration.

That was one of the takeaways from a recent talk by Alex Cosh, managing editor of The Maple, during the NB Media Co-op’s 17th annual keynote address, titled Silencing Dissent on the Military-Industrial Complex.

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