E-563 (IRAN) - September 2016
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PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Sponsor
Peter Kent, Thornhill,Conservative, Ontario
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Iran is detaining and imprisoning Canadian citizen Homa
Hoodfar and Canadian resident Saeed Malekpour;
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Iran continues to execute minors in contravention of the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Iran has
ratified;
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The Parliament of Canada unanimously adopted a motion
recognizing the mass murder of thousands of political
prisoners in Iran in the summer of 1988 as constituting
crimes against humanity under international law, and whereas
many of the figures alleged to have carried out such crimes
remain active in various branches of the government of the
Islamic Republic of Iran, including its current Minister of
Justice, Mostafa Pourmohammadi;
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Iran systemically persecutes and denies education and basic
rights to the Baha'i population;
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Iran funds terrorist groups and calls for the destruction of
Israel; and
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Iran is selective in compliance with the Geneva Convention
on Diplomacy which would put at risk the security and
protection of Canadian Foreign Service employees.
We, the undersigned, citizens
and residents of Canada, call upon the Government
of Canada to:
1. Call for the immediate release and return to
Canada of Dr. Homa Hoodfar and Saeed Malekpour;
2. Not consider re-opening the consulate of the
Islamic Republic of Iran in Ottawa without these
assurances; and
3. Make human rights the bench mark from which to
consider re-establishment of diplomatic relations
with Iran.
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Petition presented to the House of
Commons on February 16, 2017 (Petition
No. 421-01155)
Government response tabled on April 3,
2017 (Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-05)
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| September 2015
Federal Party Leaders: Clarify your position on #IranDeal
As you are well aware, in July 2015, Iran and
representatives of the international community reached an agreement
with the intention of resolving the long-standing dispute over
Iran’s nuclear program. In the near future, UN, American, and
European sanctions on Iran will be lifted.
This agreement has been widely celebrated by the
general Iranian population, the Iranian human/civil rights movement,
and the Iranian-Canadian community. In a poll conducted in July 2015
by the Iranian Canadian Congress for their members, 80% of the
respondents supported the nuclear agreement.
Sanctions and the threat of war have never led to an
improvement in human or civil rights; in fact, they have always had
the opposite effect. History has shown that wars and sanctions
produce an unproductive cycle of destruction, misery, violence and
death.
Given the context and international breadth of this
diplomatic rapprochement, should your party be elected to form the
next government in Canada, will you follow our American and
European allies in lifting sanctions against Iran?
Your clear statement on this critical foreign policy
issue will help all Canadians who are supporters of peace, including
those within the Iranian-Canadian community, have a
better understanding of your position and make an informed decision
when casting their ballot on October 19th.
Respectfully and Sincerely,
Organizing Team (in alphabetical order):
Bijan Ahmadi, Delshad Emami, Soudeh Ghasemi, Sholeh
Khalili, Poyan Nahrvar, Niaz Salimi, and Ahmad Tabrizi |
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Domain name: irandeal.ca
Domain status: registered
Creation date: 2015/09/08
Expiry date: 2017/09/08
Updated date: 2016/10/23
DNSSEC: Unsigned
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موضع خود را در مورد توافقنامه هسته ای با ایران روشن بیان کنید -
سلام تورنتو - ده سپتامبر 2015
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January 2016
Change.orgMax Signatures: 3276
Initiator: Tayaz Fakhri
Prime
Minister of Canada, Reopen Canada-Iran
Embassies
We the
undersigned welcome the
government of Canada’s
commitment to lift its
unilateral sanctions against
Iran and request Mr. Justin
Trudeau, Prime Minister of
Canada, to announce plans
for restoring diplomatic
relations with that country
as promised by the Liberal
Party during the Federal
elections in 2015. The
sudden and unprecedented
action of the Conservative
government in 2012 to sever
all diplomatic ties with
Iran has left tens of
thousands of
Iranian-Canadians without
representation by their
country of origin in matters
concerning their native
nationality. Furthermore,
the Canadian government’s
closure of its embassy in
Tehran left many Iranian
Canadian families without
access to the consular
services which allowed their
relatives to acquire visas
to visit them here in
Canada. The shutting down of
the Canadian embassy in
Tehran also disrupted the
immigration process for
thousands of Iranian
applicants whose access to
Canadian immigration
officers is now limited to
neighbouring countries
(mainly Turkey and UAE).
Similarly,
for almost 4 years the
Iranian-Canadian community
has been unable to take
advantage of Iranian
consular services in Ottawa.
This has resulted in
unnecessary obstacles with
respect to obtaining new
passports and other
identification documents
required for travelling and
delegation purposes. We also
believe that a continuation
of a state of diplomatic
suspension with Iran at a
time when the country’s
recent agreement with the
world’s powers has been
embraced by the
international community can
weaken Canada’s position at
the world stage. It is also
our belief that restoring
diplomatic relations with
Iran can help resolve
outstanding issues between
the two sides by fostering
the ability of both
countries to negotiate on
behalf of their citizens.
Though the minister of
Foreign Affairs has recently
stated that Canada is
changing its policy towards
Iran during question period
in parliament, the
Conservatives with the help
of pro-sanction groups are
pressing the government to
maintain the status quo and
even impose new sanctions,
thereby hindering efforts to
break the current diplomatic
freeze.
Given the
welcome statements made by
foreign minister Dion, we
ask the Prime Minister and
the Government of Canada, in
solidarity with our allies
in the international
community, to elevate the
priority given to the issue
of resuming diplomatic
relations with Iran and to
accelerate the process for
exchanging embassies with
the country.
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PETITION UPDATE
We
Need Your Help!
FEB 19, 2016 — Thank
you for signing this petition! You have
expressed your appreciation of diplomatic
relations, and that you believe sanctions
and war are not the solution to anything and
only damage the lives of many civilians like
us. Fortunately, the Canadian government has
declared interest towards reviving Canada’s
diplomatic relationships with Iran. However,
Canada is still cautiously and slowly moving
forward with this decision. Compounding the
resistance of many groups in opposition, it
could take a long time until all sanctions
are lifted and even longer until embassies
reopen. For this reason, we ask you to
continue your efforts.
We now have the opportunity to group our
voice, collectively express our support, and
ask the government to quickly restore
diplomatic relations with Iran and reopen
the embassies.
Every single individual effort matters, so
we kindly (and urgently) ask you to share
this petition with your friends and loved
ones and to continue with us on this
campaign. Simply forward this email to your
friends, and/or share the following link on
your social media pages. ( http://chn.ge/23ZlFcw )
We would also like to ask you to join our
Facebook group
( http://on.fb.me/1XAJmn7 )
to stay updated with this groups latest
activates. Join us and invite your friends.
امروز به کمک شما نیاز
داریم. شما که به درستی ضرورت بهبود روابط
دیپلماتیک بین دو کشور ایران و کانادا را
دریافتهاید، شما که به دوستی و صلح آری
گفتهاید و باور دارید جنگ و تحریم و قهر، راه
پیشرفت در دنیای متمدن امروز نیست و هرگز
گشایشی برای ما مردم به ارمغان نخواهد آورد.
بازگشایی سفارت ایران در کانادا و بهبود روابط
بین دو کشور، بی همت همهی ما، به این زودی
میسر نخواهد بود. ایرانیان کانادایی باید از
فرصتی که فراهم شده استفاده کنند تا حمایت خود
از تصمیمات گرفته شده توسط دولت کانادا (در
پیوند با بهبود روابط دیپلماتیک بین دو کشور)
را نشان دهند و در تسریع این امر بکوشند. ما
به مرز دو هزار و پانصد حمایت کننده از این
طومار نزدیک میشویم. همین امروز لینک این
طومار را (که در زیر آمده است) به دوستان دیگر
ایرانی-کانادایی خود بدهید و ما را در رساندن
صدای جامعهی ایرانی-کانادایی یاری کنید.
همچنین صمیمانه تقاضا داریم تا به گروه
فیسبوکی زیر بپیوندید تا بتوانیم شما را از
روند پیشرفت کار مطلع کنیم. وقت تنگ است، همین
حالا با دوستان و آشنایان خود تماس بگیرید و
به آنها بگویید در این راه به ما بپیوندند
Facebook Group: http://on.fb.me/1XAJmn7
We Support Iran-Canada
Relations
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On September 30th, 2014, during the
Willowdale Federal Liberal Nomination
election, while two of the four running
candidates for the Canadian Federal
Parliament were of Iranian descent,
namely Mr. Ali Ehsassi and Ms. Lily
Pourzand , Mr. Reza Banai was openly
campaigning for another candidate of
non-Iranian descent, Mr. Vince Gasparro,
actively encouraging voters to vote for
Mr. Gasparro.
While we recognize and respect Mr. Reza
Banai's rights as an individual which
entitle him to support the candidate of
his choice in any election, we believe
that he is ethically and professionally
obligated to adhere to the
responsibilities he has undertaken as
the president of the Iranian Canadian
Congress (ICC).
As clearly outlined in ICC's bylaws and
charter, some of the ICC's objectives
are:
"…to uphold the interests of the
Iranian Canadian community…", and;
"…to identify, present and promote the
leaders of the Iranian-Canadian
community who can be a voice for the
community and to assist them in becoming
prominent members of the Canadian
society in all levels of civic life
including Municipal, Provincial and
Federal level". (Please refer to ICC
Bylaws at http://iccongress.ca/organization/bylaw
In this respect, Mr. Banai’s advocacy
for Mr. Gasparro has been squarely
against the mission of ICC, has been
inappropriate and uncalled for, and has
parted him from his obligations as the
president of ICC .
Based on the above, we, the undersigned
of this letter, strongly believe that
Mr. Reza Banai has acted in a manner
contrary to the fundamental objectives
of ICC and has violated its Charter and
Constitution. We therefore urge the
esteemed members of the Board to take
action and remove Mr. Reza Banai from
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PETITION UPDATE
Next Step
NOV 24, 2014 — Dear all,
As you know, the ICC
board of directors chose not to respond
to the petition that has been signed by
125 individuals. Hence, we would like to
get together in a brainstorming session
to address the issue and to map the next
steps.
Date and Time:
Sunday Nov 30 at 3:00 PM
Location: North York Civic
Centre (Mel Lastman Sq.) –
Committee Room# 2
In the meantime, we would like
to share with you the following
well written article by Dr.
Shahram Tabe
http://www.shahrvand.com/archives/55636
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