"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

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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