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[Amin @Amin7yze]

@GarnettGenuis Thank you so much @GarnettGenuis for supporting us and being our voice. Conscripts are innocent and government should stop punishing them.

[Mito Komon @MitiComaan]

@GarnettGenuis It's unfair to Canadians when their tax dollars go toward 'protection' that misses the actual threat. Their government should target genuine IRGC members — not conscripts who were themselves victims of the IRGC and hate it just as much as everyone else.

[eli @ELNAYASO]

@GarnettGenuis Thank you so much for supporting us!

[Garnett Genuis @GarnettGenuis]

Victims of forced conscription should not be treated the same as those who chose to join a terrorist organization.

Today I joined members of the Iranian-Canadian community on Parliament Hill to demand that the government stop targeting conscripts and deport real IRGC terrorists.

Many of these conscripts have been among the most vocal opponents of the IRGC.

Conservatives have already shown the government a simple legislative fix to this problem. Thus far, Liberals have failed to adopt that fix.

[Mito Komon @MitiComaan]

Thank you for caring about Canadians. I care deeply about that too. I also play a critical role in the Government of Canada, helping protect Canadians’ safety. That’s why I believe taxpayers’ resources should be used wisely.

Going after people who were forced into conscription is like going after enslaved people after slavery was abolished, instead of holding the people who enforced and profited from the system accountable. We should focus on those who actually pose a security threat and those responsible for the regime’s abuses.

[Amin @Amin7yze]

@UCAN_Advocacy This is so true. Canada should stop punishing innocent conscripts instead of real agents. @PierrePoilievre @vincentneilho @MarkJCarney @AliEhsassi @MelissaLantsman

[Kave Ahangar @KaveAhangar92]

Many thanks to @PierrePoilievre for standing with innocent conscripts.
How long will you keep your eyes closed to this issue? Do you not care about the thousands of innocent people and families being affected? This approach can destroy not only their lives today, but also their futures by making them inadmissible.
@AliEhsassi
@LenaMetlegeDiab
@gary_srp
@GarnettGenuis
@MarkJCarney
@MelissaLantsman

[Arian @Aria0l]

@UCAN_Advocacy Please support Iranian families in Canada who are being unfairly punished because of mandatory conscription. Children and families should not be labeled as terrorists because of conscript.

@MarkJCarney @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab
@AliEhsassi @PierrePoilievre @LantsmanMelissa

[Anti-Mollahs @Jahangiri2009]

@UCAN_Advocacy @PierrePoilievre Thank you, Mr. Poilievre, for speaking clearly about this issue and recognizing the distinction between actual IRGC threats and innocent people affected by compulsory conscription. Please continue to keep this issue on the national agenda.

[Azoli @azolliii]

No one should face lifelong consequences for compulsory conscription. Innocent Conscripts must be distinguished from voluntary members. It’s time for Canada to address this clearly and fairly. Thank you @CBCNews for covering this important issue.
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[ویرجینیا وولف مناطق محروم @13virginiawoolf]

پیر پوالیور عزیزم چقدر زیبا راجع به ایران و ایرانی‌ها صحبت کرد. 🥹
از تمدن ایران، از خدمات ایران به جهان، از خوبی‌ها و موفقیت ایرانی‌های دیاسپورا گفت.
از اهمیت اخراج مقامات عالیرتبه ج‌ا و توقف اخراج‌ افراد به خاطر سربازی هم حرف زد.
از تغییر حکومت ایران هم قاطعانه حمایت کرد.
واقعا چی باعث شد که بعضی‌هاتون ترجیح دادید کارنی نخست وزیر باشه ولی پوالیور نه؟🚶🏻‍♀️

[UnheardConscripts @UCAN_Advocacy]

Hundreds of Iranian conscripts are now facing inadmissibility to Canada because of compulsory service they never chose.

Among those affected are highly educated professionals, researchers, and academics who have built their lives in Canada and are contributing to the country’s advancement across many fields.

They did not join the IRGC. They were compelled to serve by a regime many had spent years trying to escape. Now, people who have spent years contributing to Canada are being put at risk because of circumstances they had no control over.

A conscript is not an IRGC member. A forced assignment is not a chosen affiliation. Canada must distinguish between genuine threats and ordinary people who were themselves victims of the regime.

This CBC investigation puts a human face on a deeply concerning issue that Canada cannot afford to ignore. Please read and share.
@MarkJCarney @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman @GarnettGenuis @MichelleRempel @AliEhsassi @IJCollective @AmnestyNow @pfragiskatos
https://t.co/1ThAL1flC4

[Babak @BabakNi2584]

Thank you @PierrePoilievre
Mandatory conscription is not the same as membership.Iranian conscripts are drafted by law,have no meaningful choice over their assignment.@LenaMetlegeDiab @markjcarney @gary_srp @AliEhsassi @melissalantsman @patrickbweiler @michellerempel @AHousefather

[UnheardConscripts @UCAN_Advocacy]

UCAN is organizing a peaceful gathering and press conference in Ottawa in solidarity with former Iranian conscripts and their families who are facing severe consequences solely because of their history of compulsory service.

Join us if you:

• Fought for the designation of the IRGC and are now concerned that ordinary conscripts are being unfairly targeted
• Care about public safety and believe government resources should focus on genuine threats—not innocent people
• Are a journalist, human rights advocate, legal professional, or community leader who can help bring attention to this issue
• Believe innocent families should not be punished for circumstances beyond their control
• Simply believe that conscription does not equal voluntary membership

📍 Parliament Hill, Ottawa
📅 September 22
🕛 12–2 PM

Stand with Iranian conscripts and their families. Stand for fairness. Help ensure Canada’s resources remain focused on genuine threats.

UCAN — Unheard Conscripts Advocacy Network

@PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman @vincentneilho @CostasMenegakis @MichelleRempel @jamesbezan @AliEhsassi @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @tomkmiec @GarnettGenuis @SameerZuberi @StewGlobal @Ardeshirz @NegarMojtahedi @MortazaviMahsa @PhotoJVideoJ @mehdimoradi84 @nkeung

[Mohammadreza_HA @HaMohammadreza]

Iranian conscripts are not a member of any military organization! Conscription is mandatory in Iran and conscripts do not have a choice! Be the voice of innocent Iranian people!
@PahlaviReza @IranIntl @CBC @CBCNews @CBCAlerts @CitImmCanada @CitImmCanFR

[Aida Talebi @AidaTalebi79]

Thank you @PierrePoilievre .
Innocent families have fallen victim to a political issue. A conscript soldier is not a member of the IRGC. Politicians need to distinguish between the two.
@LenaMetlegeDiab @markjcarney @gary_srp @AliEhsassi @melissalantsman @patrickbweiler @michellerempel @AHousefather @costasmenegakis @vincentneilho @SameerZuberi

[Aida Talebi @AidaTalebi79]

Maintaining Canada's security is of great importance; however, targeting conscripts and their families will not achieve this vital objective. Focus instead on the key figures within the IRGC and the regime.
@LenaMetlegeDiab @MarkJCarney @PierrePoilievre @melissalantsman @michellerempel @AHousefather @costasmenegakis
@AliEhsassi
@SameerZuberi

[eli @ELNAYASO]

@UCAN_Advocacy Thank you for being our voice!

[UnheardConscripts @UCAN_Advocacy]

At the Cyrus the Great event in Toronto on September 19, 2026, attended by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered an important message: Canada must focus on the actual perpetrators—not innocent conscripts who were themselves victims of the regime.

In his remarks, Poilievre spoke directly about the concern that Canada’s response to the IRGC threat is being misdirected toward innocent conscripts who were trying to escape the regime:

“...the response of our government instead has been to go after the innocent conscripts who wanted to get away from those thugs. My friends, we should stand with the innocent people, not the terrorists.”

For former Iranian conscripts, compulsory service was not a choice, a political allegiance, or voluntary membership in the IRGC. Yet many are now facing serious immigration consequences because they were compelled to serve.

You cannot fight terrorism by inflating the numbers and turning victims into perpetrators.

Canada should focus its resources on individuals who actually participated in, supported, or willingly served the IRGC—not ordinary people who were forced into compulsory service.

Conscripts are not members. Victims are not perpetrators. Justice requires that distinction.

Special thanks to @PierrePoilievre for continuing to speak up for victims of the Iranian regime and for calling for fairness and a more targeted approach.

@MelissaLantsman @MichelleRempel @CostasMenegakis @vincentneilho @GarnettGenuis @MarcDalton @MarkJCarney @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @AliEhsassi

[Jay Jay @Ciliumm]

@GarnettGenuis After 10 years in Canada, I can’t believe how unfairly and inhumanely innocent people are being targeted. Labeling them as terrorists goes far beyond Canada immigration-it can follow them and their families for life, leaving them with nowhere to go. Please
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