Canada’s military exports jumped by almost 44 per cent in 2017 to $1.03-billion, an increase that mirrors a spike in trade with Saudi Arabia since 2016, according to a new report capturing the first reporting period of the multi-year controversial $15-billion arms deal. Almost half of Canada’s exports, $497.5-million, went to the Saudis in 2017, a nearly 250 per cent jump from $142.2-million in 2016, when it was also the largest non-U.S. arms destination for Canadian goods. It’s not
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