Press for Conversion Issue # 52

"Operation Embedded Complicity:

Canada, Playing our Part in the Business of War"

October 2003, issue #52, Press for Conversion!

Published by the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT)

Table of Contents

The Big Business of War Profiteering	3

*Canada Pension Plan:*
Canada Pension Plan: Mandatory Investments in the Business of War	4
*Table 1:* CPP Investments in Canadian Military Contractors, 2003	5
CPP Public Equity Investments in Foreign Military Contractors	6
CPP Private Equity Investments in U.S. Military Corporations	6
*Table 2A:* CPP Investments in Top U.S. War Contractors, 1996-2002.	6
*Table 2B:* Contracts to DoD by Top U.S. War Contractors, 1996-2002	7
*Table 3:* CPP Investments in other Foreign Military Corporations, 2003	8

*Canada’s Part in the Current Iraq War:*
Canada: A Silent Partner in the Iraq War of 2003	9
What is a Military Contractor?	9

U.S. Weapon Systems
A-10 "Warthog"	11	F/A-18 "Hornet"	20
AC-130 "Spectre"	11	F-117 "Nighthawk"	21
AH-64 "Apache"	12	LAV	21
AV-8B "Harrier II"	12	M1 "Abrams"	22
B-1B "Lancer"	13	M109 "Paladin"	22
B-2 "Spirit"	13	M2/M3 "Bradley"	23
B-52 "Stratofortress"	14	M270 Missile Launcher	23
BGM-109 "Tomahawk" SLCM	14	OH-58D "Kiowa Warrior"	24
C-130 "Hercules"	15	P-3C "Orion"	24
DDG-51 "Arleigh-Burke"	16	RQ-1 "Predator"	25
E-3 "Sentry"	16	RQ-4A "Global Hawk"	25
EA-6B "Prowler"	17	U-2 "Dragon Lady"	26
F-14 "Tomcat"	17	UH-1 "Huey"	26
F-15 "Eagle"	18	UH-60 "Black Hawk"	27
F-16 "Fighting Falcon"	19

Non-U.S. Weapon Systems
*Australia*	F/A-18 "Hornet"	28
*Canada*	CC-130 "Hercules"	28
UK	EH-101 "Merlin"	29
UK	MK8 "Lynx"	29
UK	MRA4 "Nimrod"	29
UK	"Tornado"	29

War and Other Military Operations	31
Bombs, Guns and Missiles (and CPP Investments)	32

*Follow the Money:*
Canada: Top U.S. Supplier of Major Weapons in 2002	38
*Table 5:* Top Global Suppliers of Major Conventional Weapons, 1998-2002	38
*Table 6:* Top US Suppliers of Major Conventional Weapons, 1993-2002	38
*Table 7:* Canada’s Exports of LAVs to the US, 1994-2002	39
Canada, Deeply Embedded in the US War Machine	40
*Table 8:* Canadian Corporations Selling Parts to U.S. Military, 2001-2002	40
What is the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)?	43
Table 9: Military Exports to the US, Brokered by the CCC, 2001-2002	43
A Brief Overview of Industry Canada’s Corporate Hand-Outs	44
*Table 10:* Some of Industry Canada’s Donations to Military Contractors	44
Friends in High Places / War: A Conflict of Great Interest	46
*Table 11:* Top 20 Military Industry Donors to Political Parties, 1993-2002	47
Table 12: Military Contractor’s Donations to Political Parties, 1993-2002	48
Index: Canadian Corporations listed in this Issue	50
Take Action Against Canadian Complicity in the Arms Trade	52