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saudi arms deal
The Trudeau government has faced pressure since 2015 to cancel the $14-billion deal.
The federal government has not shared details of its review of the multibillion-dollar deal.
New Democrats are pushing the government to scrap a $15-billion arms deal.
New Democrats have accused the prime minister of inventing numbers.
"Canadians and people around the world will expect consequences."
"You want to be prime minister, would you cancel the LAVs?"
Governments should not be conducting sensitive diplomatic negotiations or applying pressures via these platforms.
With the proper amendments, Canada has an opportunity to prevent the suffering of thousands of innocents, and raise the ethical bar on international arms sales.
This is not a matter of semantics.
The government has been under fire for allowing arms exports to Saudi Arabia.