Regarding the military contract worth $6.5 million announced by Vector Aerospace Corporation of St. John's, Newfoundland, on January 26, 2001, with the government of Colombia: ( a ) was an export permit for strategic goods issued for this contract, and if not, why not; ( b ) with which branches of the Colombian military was this contract arranged; ( c ) does the work of this contract involve servicing or repairing any equipment provided to Colombia by the government of the United States for the counter-narcotics batallions established under plan Colombia, and if so, which specific equipment will be serviced; ( d ) if not, which equipment and units of the Colombian forces will be serviced by this contract; and ( e ) what guarantees does Canada have that the equipment being serviced will not be used in operations which violate human rights or international humanitarian law?
In the House of Commons on April 24th, 2001. See this statement in context.