Foreign Affairs committee  It seems to be because of the synchronicity. Right before the start of the conflict, in the spring of 2020, contacts had been established by the Turkish government asking to reintroduce the sale of that equipment, which had been suspended for the previous year. A few months befo

Foreign Affairs committee  I think Global Affairs watched correctly the sale of that equipment and the Turkish partners did what they needed to do correctly. It was the use by the Turkish government at a later stage that we didn't.... Maybe we lack a good mechanism to follow up on what has been done with C

Foreign Affairs committee  Personally, I can only agree wholeheartedly. More transparency would give Canadian citizens a better understanding of our agreements with our various trade partners, both within the alliance and elsewhere. Not long ago, we discussed the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia. I use Sau

Foreign Affairs committee  I think the Canadian government could have been more proactive in trying to identify this potential use of the drones. That said, as you just mentioned in your question, Azerbaijan made very clear that it wanted to reconquer the secessionist entity. The threat has been mentioned

Foreign Affairs committee  I share Mr. Boucher's ambivalence on this matter. Our relations with Turkey are significant. Turkey is our fourth largest trading partner for military equipment. However, there are bigger players. Canada and the United States engage in trade in just about every possible economi

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. It's a very difficult position. We want to maintain good relations with Turkey because it is, after all, a member of NATO. However, prohibiting certain forms of trade could offend the Turks. I can't give you a better answer than what I'm about to te

Foreign Affairs committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Mr. Chair, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify before your committee today. This is a first for me. I want to start by emphasizing that I am not an expert on weapons, armament or arms exports. I work at the Roya