Canada Sells Weapons to State Sponsor of Terrorism:

[darkbeaver]

Canada Sells Weapons to State Sponsor of Terrorism: Class Action Law Suit against Ottawa over $15 Billion Saudi Arms Deal



http://www.globalresearch.ca/canada...ttawa-over-15-billion-saudi-arms-deal/5506886

The Canadian government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the object of a class action lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court pertaining to the $15 billion sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia. An action in Federal Court is also contemplated.
According to Toronto’s Globe and Mail:

Opponents of Canada’s $15-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia are taking Ottawa to court in an attempt to block shipments of the combat vehicles, a move that could force the governing Liberals to explain how they justify the sale to a human-rights pariah under weapon-export restrictions.
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The action is led by law Professor Daniel Turp together with students of the University of Montreal:

He will announce the legal challenge on Saturday and intends to file it with the Federal Court within three weeks.
Mr. Turp and his group are calling on critics of the deal across the country to rally behind their challenge, which they are calling operation Armoured Rights, pointing to how poorly Saudi Arabia treats its own citizens and the civilian carnage of the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen. (Globe and Mail)
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Amply documented, Saudi Arabia is the state sponsor of Al Qaeda affiliated “opposition groups” in Syria including the Islamic State (ISIS). Riyadh –acting in liaison and on behalf of Washington– plays a central role in the financing of the Islamic State (ISIS) as well as the recruitment, training and religious indoctrination of terrorist mercenary forces deployed in Syria and Iraq.
What this signifies is that Canada is selling weapons to a country which is supporting and sponsoring terrorist organizations. Moreover Saudi Arabia is currently involved in a war of aggression against Yemen in blatant derogation of international law.
The links of Saudi Arabia to the terrorists are amply documented and will no doubt be raised in the class action court hearings.

 

[Sons of Liberty]

Old news, Canada the arms dealer with a heart of gold.

 

[darkbeaver]

Canada is clearly supporting terrorists and terrorism.

 

[Ron in Regina]

If we honor our obligation to the current contract with
these characters, but sub in these weapons, 15 billion
worth....

...& maybe a few of these vehicles....

Ta-dah! Done deal.

 

[darkbeaver]

It dosen't matter what the Saudis are supplied with all of it ends up burning in Yemen. The Saudis are possibly the worst performing army in the world despite their good equipment and great wealth. The armor they have lost in Yemen is really amazing. Just the ships alone must add up to billions.

 

[gerryh]

This is a sale that was brokered in 2014, during Harpers "reign". Is there a reason that this was not brought up back then?

 

[darkbeaver]

This is a sale that was brokered in 2014, during Harpers "reign". Is there a reason that this was not brought up back then?

Maybe because the use of the weapons was not visualized at the time and they were probably sold as defensive since there was no direct combat application such as now exists.

 

[MHz]

Good plan, bunch up nice and tightly.
Powder Keg: Turkey Plans Joint War Games With Saudi Arabia

Maybe because the use of the weapons was not visualized at the time and they were probably sold as defensive since there was no direct combat application such as now exists.

It was probably assumed it would end up in the hands of the Syrian 'moderate' rebels as part of the plan to get rid of Assad. What happened to all the arms Saudi was supposed to supply to Lebanon? The first batch from the French were duds and that was the last headline as far as that went. No use arming an Israeli enemy with weapons that actually work.