Source: National Post
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.
"We’ve got some pretty serious concerns on that."
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."
The Minister would not elaborate, but Iran has been accused of tacitly equipping paramilitary forces in Lebanon, Iraq and now Afghanistan — where dozens of Canadian soldiers have been killed by powerful roadside bombs.
Components for bombs used for attacks on coalition forces are allegedly coming from Pakistan and Iran.
A top U.S. military commander, Admiral William Fallon, last week accused Iran of smuggling bomb parts to Afghanistan and said the United States would take action unless it stopped.
