Trudeau says Ottawa looking for a way out of multibillion-dollar Saudi arms deal

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/world/article-justin-trudeau-says-ottawa-looking-for-a-way-out-of-multibillion/?__twitter_impression=true

Reuters

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking in an interview that aired on Sunday, said for the first time that his Liberal government was looking for a way out of a multibillion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

The comments represented a notable hardening in tone from Trudeau, who previously said there would be huge penalties for scrapping the $13-billion agreement for armoured vehicles made by the Canadian unit of General Dynamics Corp.

Last month, Trudeau said Canada could freeze the relevant export permits if it concluded the weapons had been misused.

“We are engaged with the export permits to try and see if there is a way of no longer exporting these vehicles to Saudi Arabia,” Trudeau told CTV. He did not give further details.



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1. How much arms does Saudi Arabia need ..

between the US and Canada it would be many billions worth. Are they planning to take over the world.

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2. If you look at who they are selling the weapons to it is the G7. The Saudis then

have leverage over these governments and new arms. Looking at what Trump's excuse was for not penalizing MBS for killing Khashoggi, it was weapons contracts.

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3. It would be great if the billions spent on arms ...

were used to help people instead of killing them.

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4. Exactly.