Tell Rona Ambrose: We Are Against Sanctions on Iran

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During Question Period in the House of Commons on April 11, 2017, the Hon. Rona Ambrose, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, asked for restoration of Canada’s sanctions against Iran and criticized the Trudeau government for easing sanctions on Iran in February of 2016. Ms. Ambrose seems to be unaware of the fact that Canada eased its sanctions on Iran following the multilateral nuclear agreement (JCPOA) and its ratification in the UN Security Council, which called for all UN member states to comply with the terms of the agreement. Therefore restoration of the sanctions against Iran will ...

During Question Period in the House of Commons on April 11, 2017, the Hon. Rona Ambrose, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, asked for restoration of Canada’s sanctions against Iran and criticized the Trudeau government for easing sanctions on Iran in February of 2016. Ms. Ambrose seems to be unaware of the fact that Canada eased its sanctions on Iran following the multilateral nuclear agreement (JCPOA) and its ratification in the UN Security Council, which called for all UN member states to comply with the terms of the agreement. Therefore restoration of the sanctions against Iran will be in contradiction with Canada’s international obligations.

The Iranian Canadian Congress has written a letter formally objecting to her remarks. Now we need your help! Take action by sending an email to her and and let her know that you are against sanctions on Iran.

Please use this tool to email Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose and remind her that the failed policies of diplomatic withdrawal and economic disengagement with Iran initially implemented by former Prime Minister Harper have harmed Canadian businesses, Iranian-Canadians, and Canada’s international standing.

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Honourable Rona Ambrose,

I am writing to express my objection regarding your remarks in the House of Commons on April 11th, 2017 on Canada’s policy on Iran. During Question Period, you criticized the federal government for easing some of Canada’s sanctions on Iran in 2016 and called for restoration of sanctions against Iran.

Canada’s decision to ease sanctions on Iran came as a result of the nuclear agreement, known as the JCPOA. The nuclear agreement was ratified in the UN Security Council through the passing of resolution 2231, which emphasizes that all UN member states shall comply with the terms of the agreement and lift nuclear related sanctions on Iran. In February 2016, the Government of Canada under Prime Minister Trudeau followed its international obligations under the terms of the JCPOA and lifted some of its sanctions on Iran. Since then, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has consistently found that Iran has fully complied with the terms of the JCPOA. Therefore, your April 11th remarks calling on the Government of Canada to restore its sanctions on Iran is in contradiction of Canada’s international obligations.

Furthermore, the policies of disengagement and sanctions against Iran implemented by the previous federal government under former Prime Minister Harper harmed Canadians’ economic interests generally, and Iranian-Canadians specifically.

- Canadian businesses at large have not been able to access Iran’s untapped market of 80 million people;
- Consular services provided through the Iranian embassy have not been available in Ottawa since 2012 for thousands of Iranian Canadians requiring such services;
- Lack of access to a Canadian embassy in Tehran disrupted the visa processes of many Iran-based relatives of Iranian Canadians who must travel to third countries such as Turkey to obtain their visa in order to visit their family here in Canada;
- The lack of a diplomatic presence in Iran has left Canadian citizens traveling to Iran vulnerable and without access to consular services in times of need;
- Canada’s European allies including the U.K. have re-engaged with Iran following the international agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action;
- The continuation of the status quo vis-a-vis Canada-Iran relations goes against Canada’s legacy of advancing peace through diplomacy and constructive engagement;

For these reasons and more, I ask you and your party to reconsider your policies towards Iran and cease advocating for failed policies which have harmed Canadian businesses, Iranian-Canadians, and Canada’s international standing.

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