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Opinion: Canada should support Iranians' efforts to build a post-regime democracy

Iranians deserve freedom from the regime which has violently and horrifically repressed them for over four decades

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On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a joint operation against the Islamic Republic’s regime in Iran, with the stated goals of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and helping the Iranian people topple the repressive regime.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada’s support for the operation, echoed by the leader of the opposition, Pierre Poilievre. In his statement, Carney expressed Canada’s position as follows:

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“The Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world’s worst human rights records, and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons.”

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For 46 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in a continuous dual campaign of internal repression........

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