Critics Outraged Guns Being Sold to Saudi Arabia

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According to a 2006 report on Canada's arms exports, Ottawa "closely controls" the export of weapons to countries with terrible human rights records, like Saudi Arabia. "Since a large volume of Canadian firearms exports go to private end-users, steps are taken to ensure items are not diverted into the illegal arms trade or used to fuel local violence," reads the report.

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Critics Outraged Guns Being Sold to Saudi Arabia

WINNIPEG - Local politicians and peace advocates are chagrined that Manitoba is selling guns to Saudi Arabia, one of the most authoritarian countries in the world.

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