Justice committee  You know that I'm not a lawyer, so a legal adviser is probably better for answering that question. What I do know is that everybody who passes military service in Iran has a card. That card shows that you have been in the IRGC involuntarily. It shows everybody that you were not p

Justice committee  Thank you very much. Yes, it was Masoumeh and her little sister, Mahdieh. I just wanted to say their names, because I know that for their mom it is very important to hear their names. My wife was 42 and a dentist. We married when we were in university 22 years ago. My daughter

Justice committee  We haven't seen much from the politicians in the free world. I think one of the first steps is to cut ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran as a punishment. What we hear from the government here, too, when they say to put sanctions on these individuals is that sanctions are fo

Justice committee  If the lawyers of Global Affairs want to have a meeting with our lawyers, we'd welcome that. This is what we have suggested from the beginning, not only because of the IRGC but for the road map to justice. There have been a few meetings in the past, but usually they're not open t

Justice committee  Of course we encourage everyone to add names to this list. It's a long list. It's not just IRGC commanders. As I said, there are a lot of people in Iran who commit murders and are a part of this repression in Iran. All of those names should be on the list. It is a big concern f

Justice committee  Let's not let operatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran come to this country. I think that's the first step. Also, it's not only this country; they're everywhere. They are in the media. We see that there are some institutions in this country that have been sponsored by the gove

Justice committee  I've had a lot of meetings with everyone you can imagine in government who is related to this case, even in the U.K., Sweden and Ukraine. From what I hear, because of the process of legal action against the Islamic Republic of Iran, they had to pass the negotiation phase. On Janu

Justice committee  As I said, it's a puzzle for me, and my answer is no, I don't know. What I said is that every government is responsible for acting against the Islamic regime. If we had done enough when Zahra Kazemi was killed, Dr. Seyed-Emami would be alive today. If we had done enough when Dr

Justice committee  That's the only thing I've heard about the military service people and that's it.

Justice committee  What we believe at our association is that we are part of the chain of 43 years of crimes—crimes against humanity and war crimes. We are not an exception. We see ourselves as a part of the victims of these 43 years. Last week there was a big rally around the world, and our assoc

Justice committee  The main goal for the families has been finding the truth and getting justice. There are two main international bodies to take care of these cases. One is the International Court of Justice, and the other is the International Criminal Court. Canada didn't show any interest in go

Justice committee  I can say that in the beginning when this happened, our government financially helped the families of citizens and permanent residents, but the rest of the families that had ties to Canada were not on the list for financial help. As for psychological help, I've asked several tim

Justice committee  Before I answer that question, Mr. Ehsassi, I want to bring forward the five names of the brave young women who were killed by the IRGC: Mahsa, Nika, Hadis, Hannaneh and Sarina. All of them were between 16 and 22. These are young, brave women. They go to the streets, and they sho

Justice committee  Yes. I remember probably 18 months ago somebody calling me and saying, “Let's talk about the last moments of your wife and your daughter.” I reported that to the police. Most recently, probably four or five months ago, we had a campaign against a friendly soccer game in Canada.

Justice committee  Yes, and I've heard about the complexities of the case. I've heard from the government that, for people who have gone through military service in Iran, it makes it a little difficult. As a boy, when you turn 18, you have to go into military service in Iran. The army and the IRGC