The Carney government has poured billions into military expansion — including $2 billion in pay raises that drove record recruitment — while cutting 40,000 federal public service jobs and delaying a promised $40 million youth climate jobs programme.
The Breach argues the effect is to make the forces the most viable option left for young people facing high unemployment, while the alternatives go unfunded.
Originally published by The Breach.
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