Dec 31 2020 09:46 Gmt+3 Last Updated On: Jan 03 2021 08:52 Gmt+3 Canada suspended arms export permits for controlled weapons to Turkey in October 2019 following Turkey’s invasion of parts of northern Syria. So how did Canadian parts come to be used in drones fighting for Azerbaijan in its war with Armenia in October 2020? Canadian news site Ricochet recently investigated the lobbying trail which ties Turkish drone company Baykar to a decision to create an exemption in Canada’s arms embargo to Turkey. This exemption was created in April, “the same month Trudeau reportedly discussed the issue in a phone call with Turkey’s president,” according to Ricochet. A month later, Canadian firm L3Harris Wescam started exporting surveillance and targeting systems used in Baykar’s drones.