The Conservative government has repositioned itself as a less-than-useful partner in the lead-up to negotiations on the United Nations’ Arms Trade Treaty, reports Kenneth Epps, senior program officer at Project Ploughshares (Kenneth Epps, “Hunting down an Arms Trade Treaty,” Embassy Magazine, 3 August 2011). Epps points to the influence of the domestic gun lobby as […]
Tag Archives: Arms industry
Talks collapse in Bahrain
Bahrain, a Persian Gulf nation that has been the site of pro-democracy protests over recent months, is entering a new, uncertain phase after the collapse of talks between the main Shiite opposition party and the ruling Sunni elite (Associated Press, “Shiite Party in Bahrain Leaves Talks With Rulers,” New York Times, 17 July 2011). Al […]
Global recession hits arms sales
The global economic downturn that hit in 2008 has led to a drop in the value of worldwide arms sales, the U.S. Congressional Research Service has reported (Thom Shanker, “Bad Economy Drives Down American Arms Sales,” New York Times, 12 September 2010). Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2002-2009 reports that the value of new […]
Inside CANSEC and Canada's arms industry (2003)
A video produced in 2003 using footage from CANSEC, the Abbotsford Airshow and Airshow Canada, and the companies themselves. Polaris Institute.
Petition: Commit to end the CANSEC arms show
The City of Ottawa overturned a 20-year ban on arms shows at city-owned facilities. Now it has been revealed that the city is pocketing nearly $113,000 from CANSEC, Canada’s largest arms show. Urge Ottawa mayoral candidates to reject CANSEC, and to stop proffiting from the arms industry.
DND: There really is a free lunch!
In an unusual move, Canada’s top soldier and the Defence Department’s Deputy Minister have given DND staff permission to accept free meals from contractors at this year’s CANSEC arms trade show (David Pugliese, “Changes to DND hospitality rules at military trade show raising eyebrows,” Ottawa Citizen, 11 May 2010). The new rules do not breach […]