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This week, we spoke to Brent Patterson, executive director of Peace Brigades International - Canada, about the federal government’s plan to purchase 88 new F-35 fighter jets from American weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin.

Sound design by Sophia Sanford www.sanfordsanford.com; @_sanfordsanford.

Music credit: "Fluidity," by tobylane.