Saudi ambassador breaks his silence

In a rare interview, the envoy defends the controversial $15-billion arms deal and says the media is spreading ‘misleading information.’

Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Canada, Naif Bin Bandir Alsudairy, says he expects to welcome the head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission to Canada next month.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

July 27, 2016

Saudi Arabia's top official in Canada is defending his country's human rights record and a controversial $15-billion sale of Canadian-made armoured vehicles to the Saudi Arabian National Guard, noting that despite "misleading information" in the media, he still believes the contract will bring the ...

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