Thursday, April 14, 2016

Letter to Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion regarding sales of LAVs (Light Armoured Vehicles) to Saudi Arabia

I am shocked and angered that you are facilitating the sale of weapons to one of the most repressive regimes in the world.

I understand that this will be a big financial hit for Canada. But principles cost money sometimes. How will Saudi Arabia get a message that they need to change except by brave actions?

Sending the weapons is a message that they can continue to repress their own people, and murder and destroy with impunity in Yemen, and anywhere else they care to start a war.

Please grow a backbone and do the right thing. This is a tough decision, I understand. But really it’s a choice between money and morals. Which side are you on?

Regards,
    David Crowe