The federal government has formally banned the top echelons of the Iranian regime from Canada, with a new, rarely used designation now in place that allows border agents to deny foreigners access to the country.
OTTAWA - The federal government has formally banned the top echelons of theian regime from Canada, with a new, rarely used designation now in place that allows border agents to deny foreigners access to the country.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Oct. 7 an intention to pursue the measure, along with $76 million in funding to better implement economic sanctions it has levied againstProtests in the country began nearly two months ago after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody. She had been arrested by the morality police for allegedly wearing a head covering incorrectly.ian regime accountable” for its abuses.
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