[news] Canada's Military-Media Complex

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Canada's Military-Media Complex  
What’s the difference between government, defense contractors and media? 

by Anthony Fenton; March 09, 2006 - The Dominion

The lines separating Canada’s government, military, media, and private defense contractors are, if not imaginary, then ill-defined. 

The case of the new Minister of Defense Gordon O’Connor is illustrative. A veteran of the Canadian Forces, he was a tank squadron commander and is now a retired Brigadier-General who spent eight years as a lobbyist for some of Canada’s largest military contractors. In his words, he was “helping defense companies navigate complicated government procurement rules.” He ended his career as a lobbyist only to run for public office. He won a seat and became a Member of Parliament in June 2004. He then became the Conservative Party’s Critic for National Defense and was a member of the Standing Committee on National Defense and Veterans Affairs.

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