Mike Blanchfield

UN Arms Trade Treaty Won't Stop Controversial Deals: Disarmament Chief
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 06:36
The Arms Trade Treaty won't mean an immediate end to controversial arms deals like Canada's $15 billion sale of light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, says the United Nations disarmament chief.
Canadian military hardware good for Colombia's stability, says envoy
Monday, March 18, 2013 - 00:00
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird recommended an order amending the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL) to create "new market opportunities" for Canadian companies to sell automatic weapons
Canada quietly loosens limits on assault-weapon exports to Colombia
Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 00:00
Canada quietly eased its ban on the export of assault-style weapons to Colombia after Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird recommended an order amending the Automatic Firearms Country Control List
Colombia's V-P dismisses rights criticism as left-wing bias
Monday, May 12, 2008 - 00:00
Santos said left-leaning, anti-trade, anti-globalization forces, aligned with the radical left in his own country, are following a rigid agenda that is not giving proper credit to progress in Colombia