Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Canada May Declare Iranian Revolutionary Guard Terrorist

Story here.

Canada is "very concerned" about Tehran's intervention outside its borders and has not ruled out banning the Iranian Revolutionary Guard under the Anti-Terrorism Act, says Stockwell Day, the Minister of Public Safety.

"We are very concerned about Iranian intervention in jurisdictions outside of their own, either if that's affecting our allies or if it's affecting us," Mr. Day said in an interview.

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He said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and his staff were "key and involved" in the discussions about how Ottawa should respond to actions by Iran that threaten Canadians and Canadian interests.

Asked if the Conservatives would place the Revolutionary Guard on Canada's list of designated terrorist groups, Mr. Day said: "Nothing's been ruled out, that's about all I can say at this point."