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In June, the government announced an increase of $9 billion for the Canadian Armed Forces, including higher recruitment targets for the primary reserve. Two days later The Globe and Mail published an article praising Carney’s military funding. Just this week, The National Post celebrated the “rebuilding” of Canada’s military through Carney’s $9-billion funding package.

For now, Carney’s plans to beef up the military rely on volunteers. But elite media is making the case for a mandatory national service that includes joining the military. We’ve seen these calls in Maclean’s, The National Post, and PNI Atlantic News (the Maritimes arm of the mammoth Postmedia news network).

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