The thuggery and aggression of the Iranian regime led to the shutting down of the Iranian embassy in Canada in 2012, during the tenure of the former Conservative government. The regime was expanding its fifth column operations, calling for infiltration of the government by Islamic regime loyalists, and for attacks on the United States. Former Conservative Public Safety Minister Vic Toews acknowledged that the Iranian embassy was actively recruiting its nationals.
Intelligence sources revealed that “Iran’s Ottawa Embassy operates with aggressive purposes that appear to be well beyond the bounds of international law, civilized norms and, of course, the interests of Canadian — and American — national security. Through espionage and subversion, the Embassy projects Tehran’s will, relying, in part, on Iranian newcomers from among Canada’s vast immigrant inflows to intimidate loyal Canadians of Iranian background, penetrate government and infrastructural interests and generally contribute to Tehran’s influence in Canadian life.”
Iran continues to be a threat to Canada, threatening and intimidating Iranian dissidents in Canada and other countries worldwide through its proxies.
Now it has emerged that “family members in Canada who have criticized Iran’s government after losing their loved ones in the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 say they’re being targeted with threats and intimidation — and they blame Tehran.” The threat to the well-being of these families is substantial, and in response, the Canadian government should be sending Iran a public message. Unfortunately, the Trudeau government has instead been dismissive, advising them to just call the police if they “feel unsafe”:
Global Affairs is aware of “reports” of victims’ families “being approached in Canada in situations which have caused them concern,” according to an email the department sent to families that was obtained by CBC News. A government task force has warned families to immediately call police if they feel unsafe.
Meanwhile, an Iranian-Canadian Liberal MP, Majid Jowhari, has been lobbying for a tighter relationship between Canada and Iran.
“Families of Flight 752 victims report threats, acts of intimidation — and blame Tehran,” by Ashley Burke, CBC, April 5, 2020:
Family members in Canada who have criticized Iran’s government after losing their loved ones in the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 say they’re being targeted with threats and intimidation — and they blame Tehran.
Global Affairs is aware of “reports” of victims’ families “being approached in Canada in situations which have caused them concern,” according to an email the department sent to families that was obtained by CBC News. A government task force has warned families to immediately call police if they feel unsafe.
Iran has admitted its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ‘mistakenly’ shot down Flight 752, killing all on board, including 55 Canadian citizens. Canada is among the nations pressing for compensation for families of the victims.
The email doesn’t say whether authorities suspect anyone in particular is approaching family members — but multiple families tell CBC News they fear it’s people close to the Iranian regime.
Canada’s new special adviser to the federal government on the aftermath of Flight 752, Ralph Goodale, said it’s “critically important” that families report threats or acts of intimidation to police.
“Canadian citizens and permanent residents in Canada should not have reason to fear for their safety or the integrity of their very existence in this country,” said Goodale, who was appointed by the prime minister earlier this week.
‘You are a traitor’
Hamed Esmaeilion of Richmond Hill, Ont., has already gone to the RCMP. His wife and daughter were killed when Flight 752 was shot down on Jan. 8 shortly after it took off in Tehran. After the disaster, he said, he received a stream of hateful messages from a man whose Facebook account said he was located in Toronto.“He’s asking me why I’m acting against the [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]. He said, ‘You are a traitor to your homeland,'” said Esmaelion. “He was very insistent. He was doing that every day.”
After talking to other victims’ families and learning he wasn’t his unnamed persecutor’s only target, Esmaelion contacted police.
The RCMP says it can’t comment on individual cases, but said it’s “aware of allegations of intimidation of the grieving families of the PS752 and deplore any such actions.”…..