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Canada listing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group after years of pressure | CBC News
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The federal government is listing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under Canada’s Criminal Code after years of mounting pressure.
“This action sends a strong message that Canada will use all of the tools at its disposal to combat the terrorist entity of the IRGC,” Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters.
The IRGC shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 above the skies of Tehran in January 2020, killing 175 passengers, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.
In 2022, the government said that including the militia group on the terrorist list could unfairly affect Iranians in Canada who opposed the regime and fled, but had to serve with the IRGC in the past as part of mandatory military service.
On Wednesday, Lametti’s successor, Justice Minister Arif Virani, said the government remains concerned about the impact of the listing on those conscripted into the IRGC, but is being “careful and measured” in its approach.
At a media conference earlier this week, Iranian Canadian human rights activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, speaking for Iran’s Justice Collective, called on the government to act.
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