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Tony Seed continues his series on the upcoming Halifax International Security Forum, why and how is Canada paying for the annual war conference, how is the conference being sold to us, and why pick Halifax of all places?

Tony Seed on this year’s U.S.-led “Halifax International Security Forum” (HISF), referred to by many as the Halifax War Conference, taking place on November 16-18. An anti-war rally will be held to protest it on November 17. First of a series of investigative articles and reports to be written by Tony on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the HISF.