Beyond LAVs: corruption, commercialization and the Canadian defence industry

• Published in: Canadian foreign policy journal Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 77 - 92
• Main Authors: Gutterman, Ellen, Lane, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 02.01.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Armored vehicles; Arms trade; Canada; Commercialization; Corruption; defence industry; Defense industry; Disputes; Elections; electoral politics; Escalation; Exports and imports; Foreign policy; International security; Participation; Subordination; Violence; Saudi Arabia; Canada

The Trudeau government's decision to uphold a 2014 contract to sell CAD $15 billion worth of military equipment to Saudi Arabia has attracted considerable controversy in Canada, garnering both opposition and support. Yet public discussion of the Canada-Saudi light armored vehicle (LAV) contract...