Hamed Esmaeilion, who represents relatives of those killed when Iran's military shot down Flight PS752 in January 2020, testified about the issue on Oct. This month's announcements follow sustained criticism from members of the Iranian diaspora, who have spotted officials associated with human-rights abuses moving freely in Canada.
The Canada Border Services Agency is working on that aspect, he added. “The time frame, of referring to weeks, is about making sure that we can move forward with that designation of the Iranian regime,” Mendicino said.
He had no target date for hiring experts to enforce the new sanctions. “We're not talking about months, I would say certainly within weeks,” Mendicino told reporters.īut on Friday, Mendicino clarified that timeline, saying he meant legislation will come soon. Mendicino said Thursday this would involve hiring 30 new people as either RCMP officers or public servants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a week ago that Canada would ban thousands of Iranian officials from entering the country, pledging $76 million to enforce new sanctions. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says that while legislation is coming within weeks to get tough on the Iranian regime, there is no timeline for hiring people to help enforce fresh sanctions.
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