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    For Saudi Military Vehicle Deal, Canada Weighs Jobs And Human Rights

    An agreement for Canada to sell light armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia continues to stir debate.
    by Jackie Northam Jun 18, 2019 4 minutes
    A light armored vehicle is part of a new monument at the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario. General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is producing hundreds of LAVs for sale to Saudi Arabia.

    Last year, the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario, installed a monument for the country's armed forces who have served in the Afghanistan war. It's a 25-ton, light armored vehicle, complete with a turret on top.

    But these days, LAVs have taken on another sort of symbolism for Canada.

    About a mile from the museum, workers with the Canadian division of U.S. defense company General Dynamics Corp. are building the eight-wheeled, amphibious vehicles for Saudi Arabia's National Guard.

    Now the 15 billion Canadian dollar ($11.2 billion) deal is the focal point of a debate in Canada about balancing the country's respect for human rights with hundreds

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