Also surplus are 181 Coyote wheeled armoured vehicles and 46 tracked light armoured vehicles. The Canadian military also has a variety of graders, tractors and other heavy equipment in its surplus inventory, according to the data. The Kurds are pushing Canada to supply them with the heavy weapons they need to fight ISIL — as well as to defend themselves after they separate from Iraq. The Canadian military has a stockpile of armoured vehicles that could be of use to the Kurds but has yet to figure out whether to turn those over. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in February that Canada would be providing the Kurds with lethal military equipment.

Source: National Post June 03, 2016 21:33 UTC