Arms Deal

• Ottawa to buy 360 LAVs from London’s General Dynamic Land Systems

  The vehicles will be deployed to support troops with the Canadian Armed Forces and replace outdated equipment.

  Politics

  Aug 16, 2019
  
• London politicians doing damage control as feds look for way out of Saudi arms deal

  There are growing concerns about the impact a contract cancellation would have on General Dynamics Land Systems and its workers.

  Politics

  Dec 18, 2018
  
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• Freshslice Pizza owner urges Prime Minister Trudeau to stop Saudi arms deal

  The founder of a popular chain B.C. pizza restaurants is slamming the federal government over its arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

  Politics

  Oct 26, 2018
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• Canada could face severe consequences for cancelling Saudi arms deal: global affairs expert

  A global affairs expert says there would be severe geo-political and economic implications for scraping the contract being fulfilled by GDLS.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2018
• Canada is prepared to freeze Saudi arms deal if weapons misused, Trudeau says

  Trudeau's comments signaled Ottawa might halt a 2014 contract that the Canadian unit of U.S. weapons maker General Dynamics Corp won to supply light-armored vehicles. The deal is worth up to $13 billion.

  Politics

  Oct 22, 2018
• Saudi Arabia Canada’s ‘most important’ trading partner in the Middle East: government documents

  Federal documents, which were provided to Global News, contain talking points and key messages for Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion ahead of a meeting with his Saudi counterpart.

  Mar 30, 2016
• Analysis: The changing nature of why the Liberals stand behind Saudi arms deal

  When pushed to explain why the Liberals didn't then cancel the deal, Dion offered a number of reasons.

  Mar 29, 2016
• Saudi arms deal will still stand, despite Liberal disapproval: Dion

  Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion says the Liberal government does not approve of the sale of $15-billion worth of light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia because of its poor human rights record.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2016
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• Canada ally Germany reviews Saudi arms deals

  Germany is carefully reviewing all future arms exports to Saudi Arabia because of human rights concerns, but won't cancel previously negotiated deals.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2016