It was a big week for the military-industrial complex in Canada, with the west’s war-making establishment convening in Halifax for the annual International Security Forum (then hopping over to Montreal for a NATO summit).
El Jones fills Martin Lukacs in on her attempts to report on the Security Forum, where the hand towels were plush, the security uptight, and the drumbeat for increased Canadian military spending strong.
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Hard to say what got me to stop listening first. A reporter complaining about the challenges of doing the job, rather than reporting on the event, or how many times someone can use the word like.
The flirting anecdote was weird, too.
What was the focus of the annual International Security Forum in Halifax, and how does it relate to Canada’s military spending priorities?? Tel U