#133 First Scandal of the Trudeau Government

CANADALAND

Justin Trudeau's government told us that selling weapons to Saudi Arabia was a "done deal" of the Conservative government, but reporting by The Globe and Mail's Steven Chase revealed that it was entirely within the Liberals' power to stop it. The Globe called the government hypocrites, the NDP called them liars. What about the public?

May 9, 2016

Share

Justin Trudeau’s government told us that selling weapons to Saudi Arabia was a “done deal” of the Conservative government, but reporting by The Globe and Mail’s Steven Chase revealed that it was entirely within the Liberals’ power to stop it. The Globe called the government hypocrites, the NDP called them liars. What about the public?

Steven Chase’s Twitter: @StevenChase

Steven Chase’s April 20th Globe & Mail piece, “The Saudi arms deal: What we’ve learned so far, and what could happen next”

Steven Chase’s 2014 Globe & Mail piece, “Ottawa touts sale of military vehicles to Saudi Arabia”

Sponsor: Tunnelbear

More from this series

#368 The Marijuana Experiment

In 1972, the government funded an absurd study to measure the impact of cannabis on productivity.

May 3, 2021

#367 Is Canada’s Vaccine Rollout Reverse-Racist?

Ever since the Canadian government announced recommendations that adults from Indigenous and racialized communities should be given priority for a COVID-19 vaccination, accusations of reverse racism have filled comment sections and social media posts. Now, racial minorities with vaccine priority are facing racism and other structural barriers to getting the jab.

April 26, 2021

#366 Embedded With The Racist Right

Filmmaker Daniel Lombroso spent four years following Lauren Southern, Richard Spencer, and Mike Cernovich with a camera, as their stars rose and the bigotry and xenophobia they championed went mainstream.

April 18, 2021

#365 An App For Landlords To Blacklist Tenants

The Landlord Credit Bureau lets landlords review their tenants and report their payment habits.

April 11, 2021

#341 Food Will Find A Way

Restaurants have struggled badly during the pandemic.

April 4, 2021

#364 Fake News From Fish Farms

SeaWestNews calls Alexandra Morton “BC’s loudest anti-salmon farming activist,” and her writing “rambling” and “conspiracy-laden.”

March 28, 2021

#217 The CANADALAND Guide To Jordan B. Peterson

The culture war icon is back with a new bestseller.