Thank you, Dr. Momani, for that answer.
You mentioned human rights abuses in Iraq, particularly against the Kurdish minority. The Global Affairs report concludes on page 14 as follows:
Taking into account the considerations set out below and after a review of UN and other open-source reporting, the department assesses that there is no substantial risk that Canadian exports of military goods and technology to Turkey would be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of [international humanitarian law].
That would seem to be a different conclusion from the one you've just outlined with respect to the Kurdish minority.
The other interesting thing in the report is that the department also concludes that these military exports would not undermine peace and security. It concludes:
...overall, Canadian exports of military good and technology to Turkey contribute to regional peace and security, despite some recent instances that warrant some concerns.
Finally, it concludes that:
There is no evidence to suggest that the Canadian exports of military goods and technology to Turkey have had any significant impact towards destabilizing the region.
There seems to be a bit of a disconnect here between some of the conclusions in the report and what we know has been taking place over the last two years on the ground in the region.
I'll just put it out there that the entire process by which these permits are risk-assessed and approved seems to be broken within Global Affairs.