Canadians value human rights, and our foreign policy reflects that. Today, Canada officially becomes a State Party to the #ArmsTradeTreaty.
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By acceding to the treaty, we have taken firm action to strengthen our export controls and to enshrine the protection of human rights in our export laws.
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Every international treaty involves some suspension of sovereignty, but we recognize the greater good in establishing norms across the world, especially when they new standards don't collide with our own, as in this case.
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So we will stop shipping to Saudi Arabia? Maybe that is part of the Trans CANADA Pacific Partnership.
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It a good thing Canada has elections or nothing would get done.
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Will this have any impact on the Saudi arms deal?
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nope.
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