Talley

[Aida Talebi @AidaTalebi79]

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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@JulieDzerowicz

[narges @narges35466935]

Canadian courts have long said membership requires more than presence. Forced conscripts had no choice, no role in decisions, and no way out. Apply the law fairly. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
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[Talley @TalleySky066]

@smeurrens @hq_cpc @GarnettGenuis In Iran, refusing forced conscription means no passport, no degree, no job. Canada is now penalizing people for surviving that system. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
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[Talley @TalleySky066]

In Iran, refusing forced conscription means no passport, no degree, no job. Canada is now penalizing people for surviving that system. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux @jyduclos @AHousefather

[Aida Talebi @AidaTalebi79]

Behind every case lies an innocent family that has been subjected to injustice by the Canadian government.
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#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[UnheardConscripts @UCAN_Advocacy]

On the Borderlines podcast, MP Garnett Genuis discussed the consequences of mandatory Iranian conscription and why Bill C-350 offers a legislative path forward.

Listing the IRGC as a terrorist organization was an important step toward accountability. But accountability loses its purpose when blanket policies fail to distinguish between perpetrators and victims of the same regime. Canada's commitment to holding the IRGC accountable must go hand in hand with protecting people who were forced to serve.

Bill C-350 proposes a targeted amendment to Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: a person would not be deemed a member of an organization solely because they were required to complete mandatory service, provided they did not serve beyond that mandatory period or engage in specified acts.

This is not blanket immunity. It is a way to distinguish compulsory service from voluntary membership while maintaining safeguards against those who engaged in wrongdoing.

The proposed amendment is on the table. The question is whether the government will put partisan differences aside and act in the interest of affected families, or allow more people to endure years of avoidable hardship.

Conscription ≠ membership.

Special thanks to @smeurrens and @GarnettGenuis for keeping this issue in the spotlight and ensuring that the concerns of former Iranian conscripts and their families are not forgotten.

@MarkJCarney @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @AliEhsassi @pfragiskatos @jacquesramsaypl @SameerZuberi @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman @vincentneilho @CostasMenegakis @MichelleRempel
#ConscriptAreNotMembers

[Talley @TalleySky066]

@smeurrens @hq_cpc @GarnettGenuis Steven, thank you for addressing this unfair immigration process. We call for clear, written guidelines for IRCC and CBSA to ensure that mandatory Iranian conscripts are not automatically treated as voluntary IRGC members

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
@BradRedekopp
@LenaMetlegeDiab

[Steven Meurrens @smeurrens]

Borderlines Podcast #235 - IRGC Conscripts Face Deportation. @hq_cpc MP @GarnettGenuis has a Solution.

Canada designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization in 2024. But what happens to people who were forced to serve in the IRGC through mandatory military conscription, committed no crimes, and later immigrated to Canada?

We are joined by Conservative Member of Parliament Garnett Genuis to discuss the growing immigration crisis facing former IRGC conscripts and their families. In 2023, Genuis introduced Bill C-350, which proposed amending Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to distinguish between individuals who voluntarily joined terrorist organizations and those who were forcibly conscripted.

The proposed amendment would protect individuals who completed only their mandatory service, did not remain voluntarily, and did not participate in terrorism, espionage, or subversion. Despite the subsequent designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization, this proposed legislative solution was never adopted. The discussion explores why the government has not acted, the consequences of Canada's current inadmissibility framework, the limitations of judicial review and humanitarian relief, and what affected individuals can do to advocate for legislative reform.

https://t.co/p4eni2JlAo

[wontbudge @wontbudg]

Human lives, not immigration files. Hear these families. 🙏

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[wontbudge @wontbudg]

Forced service ≠ voluntary membership. Canada needs clear guidelines and fair, individual assessments. ⚖️

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[wontbudge @wontbudg]

Sending regime critics back to Iran means arrest, prison, or worse. Protect them. 🚨

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[wontbudge @wontbudg]

Canadian-born children should not lose their fathers over forced service completed years ago. 💔

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[wontbudge @wontbudg]

They fled the regime. Now they're being treated as its supporters. That's not justice. 🇨🇦

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[Talley @TalleySky066]

@wontbudg We call for clear, written guidelines for IRCC and CBSA to ensure that mandatory Iranian conscripts are not automatically treated as voluntary IRGC members.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[wontbudge @wontbudg]

🚨 Forced service is not a choice, and it should not be a crime.

In Iran, men must serve by law. Refusing means no passport, no job, no future. They had no say in where they were posted.

Many fled Iran because they oppose the regime. Canada must not treat them as its supporters.

Fair, individual assessments for every former conscript.

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#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[Reza @reza_canada]

Iranian conscripts are victims of the very regime they fled. Many have actively opposed it, paid a heavy price for their resistance, and made significant contributions to their new communities, including in Canada. Forced conscription must not be equated with voluntary involvement in the regime or its operations. Canada must recognize this crucial distinction.

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[wontbudge @wontbudg]

Canada can be tough on the IRGC without treating forced conscripts like members. National security and fairness can coexist.
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#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[wontbudge @wontbudg]

Canada can be tough on the IRGC without treating forced conscripts like members. National security and fairness can coexist.
@AliEhsassi @vincentneilho @GarnettGenuis @Rob_Oliphant @BradRedekopp @CostasMenegakis @MelissaLantsman @jacquesramsaypl @KevinVuongxMP @SameerZuberi @MarcDalton @pfragiskatos @Roman_Baber @annamgainey @PatrickBWeiler @TeamKerzner

@FrankCaputoKTN @viraniarif @RonMcKinnonLib @MPRandyHoback @HonEdFast @jacquesramsaypl @tomkmiec

@DeanAllisonMP @jasrajshallan @coteau @sergecormierlib @ConnieCodyMP @Braedon_Clark @SandraCobena_ @SuVe4Madurai @smeurrens @kshahrooz @scoopercooper @StewGlobal @NegarMojtahedi @ShaunChenTO @shuvmajumdar @maggiechidvn @AndrewScheer @AnitaAnandMP @kinsellawarren @esmaeilion

@PierrePoilievre @MarkJCarney @MichelleRempel @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @jacquesramsaypl
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#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[Mike E @MikeEkhtiari]

Forced conscription is not voluntary membership. We deserve fairness, dignity, and humanity
@CitImmCanada @Safety_Canada
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