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DavidAkin
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Hi all --
Who can tell me about the business of private military contractors in Canada?
My interest was piqued after I read the following paragraph in an online journal:
"The U.S. licensing regime for military services requires all American PMCs to register with the State Department, and their activities must conform to the United States Munitions List and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (both of which regulate military services as well as arms). A license must be obtained for every U.S. PMC contract. Larger contracts (i.e. those over US$14 million in equipment or US$50 million in services) require Presidential approval. Realizing the strategic importance of PMCs, the U.S. barred its PMCs in the 1990s from working for certain parties in the former Yugoslavia, and in 2002 for Robert Mugabe’s Government of Zimbabwe.
There does not appear to be any similar regime in Canada, despite the existence of Canadian PMCs operating in conflict areas abroad."
[Source: http://www.c2cjournal.ca/public/articles/28]
Looking for responses here or privately -- ways to reach me for what suits you best are at: http://www.davidakin.com
You tell me: Is there a story here about the regulation, or lack of it, for PMCs in Canada? Should Robert Mugabe, to use the example above, be able to hire a Canadian outfit to do crack heads?
Thanks!
Who can tell me about the business of private military contractors in Canada?
My interest was piqued after I read the following paragraph in an online journal:
"The U.S. licensing regime for military services requires all American PMCs to register with the State Department, and their activities must conform to the United States Munitions List and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (both of which regulate military services as well as arms). A license must be obtained for every U.S. PMC contract. Larger contracts (i.e. those over US$14 million in equipment or US$50 million in services) require Presidential approval. Realizing the strategic importance of PMCs, the U.S. barred its PMCs in the 1990s from working for certain parties in the former Yugoslavia, and in 2002 for Robert Mugabe’s Government of Zimbabwe.
There does not appear to be any similar regime in Canada, despite the existence of Canadian PMCs operating in conflict areas abroad."
[Source: http://www.c2cjournal.ca/public/articles/28]
Looking for responses here or privately -- ways to reach me for what suits you best are at: http://www.davidakin.com
You tell me: Is there a story here about the regulation, or lack of it, for PMCs in Canada? Should Robert Mugabe, to use the example above, be able to hire a Canadian outfit to do crack heads?
Thanks!