Saudi Arabia’s $14 billion weapons deal puts Canadian armoured vehicles on the frontlines of the war in Yemen. We are joined by ANTHONY FENTON to discuss the machinations of Canada’s junior-partner imperialism.
Episode: 010 Canada’s Saudi arms deal
Date: 16 May 2020 | Length: 66:00
Briefing Notes
Lukacs. Saudi Arabia deploying Canadian-made weapons in Yemen (National Observer 2018)
Fenton. Trading values to sell weapons: The Canada-Saudi relationship (The Conversation 2019)
Fenton, Elmer. Building an expeditionary force for democracy promotion [University of Toronto 2013]
O’Keefe. Liberals refuse to cancel Harper’s Saudi arms deal (Ricochet 2016)
Minhaj. Trudeau interview on Patriot Act (Netflix)
