Spend More On Defence, Senate Says
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Senator Colin Kenny, the Liberal chairman of the defence committee, says the annual defence budget -- which is projected to hit $20.3 billion by 2010-11 -- should be $25 billion to $35 billion. "Probably closer to $35 billion."
The senators also recommend a multibillion-dollar military shopping list, ranging from trucks and artillery pieces to heavy, long-range transport planes, attack and transport helicopters, new ships and, eventually, new fighter planes.See the full content of this document
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Spend More On Defence, Senate Says
By John Ward
OTTAWA -- The Conservative government is heading in the right direction when ...See the full content of this document
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