Government sources affirmed today that the state-owned airline, Air Canada, has signed a contract with Saudi Arabia for the maintenance of Saudi aircraft that includes a clause barring the employment of Israeli nationals for such maintenance work. An Air Canada spokesman said that before signing the contract, the carrier checked it with Canada’s Ministry for External Affairs, which did not find anything at variance with present Canadian legislation armed against the Arab boycott of Israel.
Robert de Cotred, the Minister of Trade and Commerce, said on a Canadian Broadcasting Co. interview this morning that “the Canadian government will strengthen anti-boycott legislation. He said “Not enough has been done before to make the foreign affairs department more independent from external pressures and efficient in respect to the defense of human rights.”
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