Iran missile is a threat to the Middle East
Toronto Sun, November 14, 2017 - Canada has a history of going tough on Iran.
But now we’re softening our approach to a country long criticized for human rights abuses and questionable nuclear ambitions.
Over 10 years ago Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin gave the regime’s ambassador to Canada a dressing down over one of then-Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ’s particularly anti-Semitic speeches.
Five years ago Stephen Harper shut down trade and closed shop on diplomatic relations over human rights issues.
But Justin Trudeau is taking a different approach. He promised during the 2015 campaign to restore diplomatic and economic relations and they’re now heading in that direction.
This all coming on the heels of President Obama’s nuclear deal with the country, which lifts sanctions and normalizes trade in exchange for what they hope is verification that the country only uses its nuclear capabilities for good. (Skeptical? You should be.)
The business landscape is a bit of a new frontier, with deals to be brokered and money to be made. Let’s jump right in, some say.
Not so fast, argue Conservative senators worried about just how readily and easily we’re making the normalization process.https://www.mojahedin.org/newsen/59292/FUREY-Staying-tough-on-Iran-should-be-a-non-partisan-issue
But now we’re softening our approach to a country long criticized for human rights abuses and questionable nuclear ambitions.
Over 10 years ago Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin gave the regime’s ambassador to Canada a dressing down over one of then-Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ’s particularly anti-Semitic speeches.
Five years ago Stephen Harper shut down trade and closed shop on diplomatic relations over human rights issues.
But Justin Trudeau is taking a different approach. He promised during the 2015 campaign to restore diplomatic and economic relations and they’re now heading in that direction.
This all coming on the heels of President Obama’s nuclear deal with the country, which lifts sanctions and normalizes trade in exchange for what they hope is verification that the country only uses its nuclear capabilities for good. (Skeptical? You should be.)
The business landscape is a bit of a new frontier, with deals to be brokered and money to be made. Let’s jump right in, some say.
Not so fast, argue Conservative senators worried about just how readily and easily we’re making the normalization process.https://www.mojahedin.org/newsen/59292/FUREY-Staying-tough-on-Iran-should-be-a-non-partisan-issue
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