Member of Canada’s House of Representatives Michael Chong has questioned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on whether the government will prioritize Canadian interests and values over arms exports and commit to not repeating this reckless mistake again.
“Documents released last week by Global Affairs paint a troubling picture of naivety of the government’s foreign policy. After bit of pressure was put on the government by the arms export lobby and by Turkish authorities, and after the government was told these exports would be used for the defense of human rights, the government naively reversed its earlier decision and approved the arms exports to Turkey,” the lawmaker said.
He asked Prime Minister Trudeu whether he accepted it was a mistake.
Member of Canada’s House of Representatives Michael Chong has questioned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on whether the government will prioritize Canadian interests and values over arms exports and commit to not repeating this reckless mistake again.
“Documents released last week by Global Affairs paint a troubling picture of naivety of the government’s foreign policy. After bit of pressure was put on the government by the arms export lobby and by Turkish authorities, and after the government was told these exports would be used for the defense of human rights, the government naively reversed its earlier decision and approved the arms exports to Turkey,” the lawmaker said.
He asked Prime Minister Trudeu whether he accepted it was a mistake.