As the pressure grows on Canada to increase military investments, economists are casting doubt on the links between defence spending and economic benefits. Photo by Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press/Postmedia files

According to the Mark Carney Liberal doorstopper piece of economic fiction, the 2025 Canada Strong budget , Ottawa plans $81.8 billion in new military spending that will help boost the economy and create thousands of high-paying jobs. “Our government is making a generational investment in defence that will create good, high-paying careers for Canadians, and strengthen our economy and collective resilience.” The new military spending “will create good, high-paying careers for Canadian workers and drive investments that strengthen our economic, infrastructure, and collect

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