Interview with an anti-militarist veteran

Scott Costen says Canadians must re-think how the military operates, envisioning a way for its know-how to be used for more constructive purposes than fighting NATO's wars

Journalist Scott Costen served as a public affairs officer with Canadian Forces’ Regional Command South in Afghanistan from 2009-2010, having joined the military as a reservist in 1999. He’s been on medical release since 2015 due to post-traumatic stress.

Costen, who lives in Enfield, N.S., wrote a piece in the Toronto Star on Aug. 31 this year, headlin…