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Can You Spend $9 Billion on Defense Without Lighting It on Fire?

With Joseph Lavoie and Andrew Percy This week, we crack open a UK import—Hawkstone Lager from Jeremy Clarkson’s farm—and break down Canada’s biggest defence spending announcement in decades. PM Mark Carney has committed to meeting NATO’s 2% target this year, nearly a decade ahead of Trudeau’s original pledge. That’s over $9 billion in new spending—including raises for CAF members, $2B in military aid to Ukraine, and major procurement commitments. But can it all be spent wisely? In this episode: • 🇨🇦 Why this announcement matters—and why it hits close to home for Joseph • 💸 The risks of rushing defence procurement (and why it’s rarely done well) • 🇬🇧 What the UK’s new Strategic Defence Review signals for joint defence priorities • 🤝 Why now might be the right time for a Canada–UK security compact Plus: • 🧨 Labour’s massive U-turn on winter fuel benefits: smart politics or panic move? • 🎯 Is there still room in politics for a sensible, fiscally responsible conservative party? • 🇺🇸 Trump sends the Marines to California—why it may be a turning point in the US election • 📉 Canada’s jobless rate rises—are we seeing the limits of the Carney honeymoon? And don’t miss: • 🍺 Beer of the week: Hawkstone Lager  • Andrew tastes a biscuit-forward Italian Pilsner with a crisp finish  • Joseph declares it “a Helles lager met an Italian Pilsner and the two had a baby”