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Inability to track weapons sent to war zone sets stage for unwanted fallout

There is presently no way for Canada to track the $500-million worth of weaponry that we have shipped into the Ukraine conflict zone.

Opinion
BY SCOTT TAYLOR
August 1, 2022

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2022

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