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Ottawa faces wartime unease on Parliament Hill and finance
Ominous signs from Parliament Hill anticipate surprise actions as Canada faces a war economy. Critics may revive conscription debates while the government tightens control. Ottawa reports 20 660 public servants since the war began, mostly temporary, with financing of the vast war budget relying on taxation and borrowing and Canada’s role in lending aid to Britain under Lend Lease's complex budgetary implications.
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