Canada Border Services Agency says it has \u0027acted\u0027 on more than a dozen shipments to the Russian military since March
that the Canadian government may have dropped the ball when it comes to its export ban on military equipment to Russia.
I asked for a comment from the Canada Border Services Agency but nothing arrived until Tuesday, a week after the original request. It turned out to be worth the wait. The agency added that it has acted on more than a dozen shipments due to suspected links to the Russian military since March.Article content
Andrew Ellis, former assistant director of CSIS and CEO of Profound Corporation, said he is equally confused. “Usually, you inform the receiving party because you learned about the export after it had departed Canada, or in more rare cases, to protect a source,” he said. “Sometimes, Canadian law is inadequate and they are hoping to lean on a jurisdiction with more muscle. I hope to God, given the current situation, that is not what’s happening here.
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