‘If the government acknowledges it’s no longer acceptable to approve military permits to Israel, it’s also no longer acceptable to send weaponry.’
Data from Statistics Canada is raising further questions about the Trudeau government’s repeated claims that it has only allowed “non-lethal” military exports to flow to Israel since the state began its brutal war on Gaza last October.
The export data is also renewing calls from peace activists for Canada to impose a two-way embargo on all military trade with Israel, beyond the government’s stated policy of delaying approvals of new export permits.
Export data available for the three-month period between October 2023 and January 2024 shows that Canadian suppliers have shipped goods to Israel under export categories that include “tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, and parts,” “parts and accessories of military weapons,” and “telescopic sights for fitting to arms; periscopes; telescopes etc.”
In January, $680,312 worth of goods were exported from Ontario to Israel under the “armoured fighting” vehicle category, while $27,715 worth of parts and accessories of “military weapons” were shipped from Quebec.
Between October and December 2023, $769,268 worth of telescopic goods for arms, periscopes and telescopes were shipped to Israel from Ontario.
The data does not specify whether all or some of the items in these categories were specifically intended for military applications. (more...)
Stat Can Data Raises More Concerns About ‘Non-Lethal’ Israel Exports
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