Mr. Speaker, we absolutely support my colleague in denouncing the Iranian leadership on its comments and threats toward Israel. We want to open up the conversation with Iran so that we can speak directly to Iran about its human rights atrocities within Iran. We know that denouncing the Iranian regime cannot replace strong democracy.
Does my colleague support the opening of an embassy and diplomatic relations with Iran so we can speak directly to Iran in our opposition to its human rights abuses, in the way it is treating Israel and its support of the regimes in the Middle East, whether they be in Syria, Iraq, or elsewhere? Will the member speak to that and if Canada does support opening an embassy, how soon would we be doing that?