Canada-Saudi Arabia Arms Deal
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Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to controversial Saudi arms dealMontreal law professor Daniel Turp, citing Saudi Arabia's poor human-rights record, asked the Federal Court to review the government's decision to issue export permits authorizing the deal.WorldApr 11, 2019
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Is Canada being inconsistent about human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia?Canada is urging Saudi Arabia to release jailed activists. But is the human rights criticism hypocritical given Canada's $15 billion arms deal?CanadaAug 7, 2018
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Federal court rejects bid to block Canada’s $15B Saudi Arabia arms dealUniversity of Montreal law professor Daniel Turp challenged export permits authorizing the deal, saying Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record should give the court the ability to review it.PoliticsJan 24, 2017
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