Guns vs. Butter

Cost of Living by CBC

Aug 7, 202600:27:43Business

Should Canada invest in guns (defence)? Or butter (schools, roads, hospitals)? Military spending is already way up in this country, and is expected to keep rising. Host Paul Haavardsrud discusses the implications of this...

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