Thank you very much.
I think the current international pressure exerted on Iran is working quite well. We see in Iran right now that a lot of the agencies that are affiliated to the Iranian government and the different elements in Iran that are working towards building a nuclear bomb, as well as other organizations, especially the military side--the IRGC, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps--are working very hard and through various mediums toward the ultimate goal, which is really building a nuclear bomb. That's what we think Iran is headed for. This isn't the right direction.
The international community, including Canada, has done a lot in terms of condemning the human rights violations in Iran, which is a priority. It needs to be done, and it needs to be continued through various bodies, including the Canadian Parliament, really trying to take measures to make sure these resolutions are respected and they are actually put into action.
For example, as you mentioned, on the diplomatic side there are a lot of Iranian individuals who are travelling freely, despite being on the terrorist list and on the list of many organizations that have actually been sanctioned. I think, diplomatically, it's hard to sanction someone like the so-called President of Iran for attending a conference, but it's possible to prevent someone like Mortazavi, who personally killed Zahra Kazemi, from being present at a human rights gathering that was held in Geneva some time ago.
Canada can apply pressure and maybe file legal complaints through various international courts to really go after these individuals who are explicit human rights violators. For many, many years, I would say Canada has been used by Iran as a bridge to influence the U.S., and Iran has used Canada as a market to infiltrate Iran into the U.S. market in many ways.
Just a few days ago we saw an Iranian Canadian, who was supposedly working for the Iranian government, buying some uranium equipment and coming through a Canadian border. He was headed to the Middle East and ultimately Iran. I think Canada needs to be more careful in terms of screening individuals coming from Iran, especially officials affiliated with different organizations. So that's on the diplomatic side.
Canada could also look into more Iranian businesses in Canada to find out what businesses in Canada are affiliated with the Iranian government. There are rumours that maybe a lot of construction companies, road-building companies, or telecom companies have Iranian investments, which Canada could target easily from here without going anywhere else.
I think Canada could do the economic sanctions, as well as diplomatically, again by continuing to expose the conditions of human rights in Iran, as they have done through the United Nations. Canada has been very active in that regard.