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The brutal murder and dismemberment of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a murder that was apparently ordered by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince means Canada has some decisions to make. The most obvious one involves a multibillion contract to supply light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, which is waging a merciless war against men, women and children in Yemen. Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was a columnist for the Washingtonn Post, was murdered in Istanbul on Oct. 2. Many believe the execution was ordered by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam and that Canada should fight back with sanctions. Should Canada renege on that contract given that the Saudi royals have shown themselves to be a rogue regime that is willing to murder whomever they want whenever they want without fear of consequences? Canada also has another business arrangement with Saudi Arabia that perhaps we should also consider cancelling. According to the National Energy Board (NEB), Canada imports approximately 80,000 barrels of oil a day from the kingdom, about 12 per cent of our total oil imports. That amounts to about $2 billion a year that we pay Saudi Arabia for oil that is refined in New Brunswick and consumed […]
