The Harper government is celebrating a recent $10-billion deal to sell Canadian-built armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, a country routinely condemned for its human rights abuses.
$10-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia
Light Armoured Vehicles
UN adopts Arms Trade Treaty
On April 2nd, the UN General Assembly voted to approve a draft treaty to control the global arms trade. The proposed treaty leaves it largely up to the arms exporters themselves to determine the appropriateness of their exports. But groups working to control the arms trade are hopeful that by establishing guidelines and increasing the overall transparency of the arms trade, the treaty will help build public pressure to reduce exports and curb the worst abuses.
Armoured vehicles to Colombia?
The Harper government is clearing the path for the sale of Canadian-made light armoured vehicles to the government of Colombia.
Canadian arms (and principles) sold
Figures tabled in parliament confirm that Canadian arms sales to Saudi Arabia skyrocketed last year, with more than $4 billion in sales approved to the Middle East monarchy.
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 …
Principled PM to sell more LAVs to dictators?
Prime Minister Stephen Harper treated Canadians to a self-righteous description of his government’s “principled” foreign policy stance at the recent Conservative Party convention (Steven Chase, …