Canada’s deal to equip Saudi Arabia with armoured vehicles is even larger than previously thought, according to official data obtained by Project Ploughshares through an Access to Information request.
Saudi arms sale “unprecedented”
Saudi Arabia
Saudi arms contract has 'significant risk'
Celebrated by the Canadian government as the “largest advanced manufacturing export win” in the country’s existence, the recently announced $10-billion sale of armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia poses a “significant risk” of contributing to serious human rights violations.
$10-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia
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.
Harper seeking to increase arms exports
The Conservative government is trying to ease restrictions on arms exports to four countries – Peru, Chile, Brazil and South Korea.
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.