Canadian firm wins arms deal for Saudi Arabia, but concerns raised about human rights
كندا تفوز بصفقة اسلحةة للمملكة العربية السعودية والقلق يزيد
A multibillion-dollar deal to sell made-in-Canada light-armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia is being championed by Ottawa as a major success for Canadian diplomacy.
But the Official Opposition NDP is raising concerns about arms sales to a country with a poor human rights record.
The deal would see General Dynamics Lands Systems Canada, the London, Ont.-based arm of a U.S. defence and aerospace contractor, supply Saudi Arabia. It’s worth $10-billion over 14 years and will sustain more than 3,000 jobs annually in Canada.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ns-raised-about-human-rights/article16897175/
كندا تفوز بصفقة اسلحةة للمملكة العربية السعودية والقلق يزيد
A multibillion-dollar deal to sell made-in-Canada light-armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia is being championed by Ottawa as a major success for Canadian diplomacy.
But the Official Opposition NDP is raising concerns about arms sales to a country with a poor human rights record.
The deal would see General Dynamics Lands Systems Canada, the London, Ont.-based arm of a U.S. defence and aerospace contractor, supply Saudi Arabia. It’s worth $10-billion over 14 years and will sustain more than 3,000 jobs annually in Canada.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ns-raised-about-human-rights/article16897175/