{"id":421477,"date":"2025-12-03T09:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/421477\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T09:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:12:36","slug":"ice-taps-canadian-firm-for-20-armoured-vehicles-despite-trump-trade-war-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/421477\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE taps Canadian firm for 20 armoured vehicles despite Trump trade war &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Kyle Duggan<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted December 2, 2025 6:36 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min read<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/immigration-and-customs-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> has earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/armoured-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armoured vehicles<\/a> from Canadian defence manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/roshel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roshel<\/a> that are built to resist bullets and bomb blasts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>U.S. government procurement records show the department laying out plans for an order worth the equivalent of about C$10 million for 20 Senator vehicles \u2014 a type of armoured tactical vehicle used by Ukraine in its war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>The justification for the sole-source order was published in a partially redacted document on a U.S. federal procurement website on Nov. 26, and the site states that a contract was awarded on Nov. 28.<\/p>\n<p>The procurement document says only Roshel, which is headquartered in Brampton, Ont., meets the department\u2019s requirements and can complete the order within 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11555773\/crown-royal-maker-union-reach-deal-ontario-plant-closure\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" 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allegations of human rights abuses as U.S. President Donald Trump pursues a campaign to expel vast numbers of immigrants residing in the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The order comes despite Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica-first\u201d trade policy and as he pursues a protracted trade war to poach jobs and plants from the Canadian steel, manufacturing and automotive sectors.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on World<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted December 2, 2025 6:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article 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