The Saudi arms deal: more than meets the eye?

The stunningly stupid decision to go ahead with a $15-billion sale of light armoured vehicles (LAVs) to Saudi Arabia has the potential to expose Justin Trudeau as a phoney.

There seems to be little, if any, movement on Justin Trudeau’s commitment to re-engage with Iran. In short, so far, Trudeau’s Middle East policy looks disturbingly like Stephen Harper’s, writes Murray Dobbin. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY MURRAY DOBBIN

May 2, 2016

POWELL RIVER, B.C.—It is difficult to predict what kind of government misstep can seriously tarnish a government’s reputation. Some mistakes have legs and others, inexplicably, seem not to. But the stunningly stupid decision to go ahead with a $15-billion sale of light armoured vehicles (LAVs) t...

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