The government of Canada signed a 14-year deal  in Feb 2014 with the 'Canadian subsidiary' of U.S. General Dynamics to produce these LAVs, & provide training & support services to "an international customer".   Saudi Arabia insisted on full confidentiality. Wouldn't the USA accept the deal, so Canada became the go-between? 

Saudi Arabia is an Islamic theocracy where only the Muslim faith is practised; yet, the Sunnis and Shias interpret Islam differently, and Sunnis are the majority in Saudi Arabia, so they crack down on the Shia. In Shia-dominated Iran, Sunnis are the target. Odd to think people who share ethnicity, language & culture can be so divided by the same religion that they fight each other. Hardened religious beliefs honed over centuries .. then, each child is raised in a particular version of the same religion, passed down from parents.  Religious freedom? Religion as a right and a fight?  This was entirely predictable .. now, Canada will 'review' the sale of LAVs?