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Canadians Caught Off Guard by Mystery $1.2m Gun Sale to Saudi Arabia
4 July 2009
Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba)
Local politicians and peace advocates are chagrined that Manitoba is selling guns to Saudi Arabia, one of the most authoritarian countries in the world.
"I think a Canadian company exporting small arms to the Middle East is a disgrace," said Winnipeg Centre NDP MP Pat Martin. "Arms dealers fuel conflicts, plain and simple, and God knows what violence the Saudis are sponsoring this month."
Federal trade and export data shows that an unknown Manitoba gun manufacturer... (GunPolicy.org)