This is about humanity. It should never be a partisan issue. As emphasized, all parties should come together to find a solution that holds actual IRGC members accountable while protecting innocent conscripts. Please stand together for human rights & for Iranians
@ElisabethBriere
@Ardeshirz Thank you for standing with the families of conscripts. Your support truly matters. Hope one day soon no one is punished for circumstances beyond their control!
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.
@AliEhsassi You said you cannot post about Iranian former conscript to support them, but the least you can do to attend the gathering.
https://t.co/KZUS6wyjuZ
علی زارعی به سلول انفرادی منتقل شد.
لطفا همه توییت انگلیسی براش بزنید تا اسمش رو جهانی کنیم. دنیا باید بدونه جمهوری اسلامی دست از کشتار مردممون برنمیداره.
If you care about humanity, fairness, and standing up for people who have been forced to endure the actions of a regime they never chose, please join us tomorrow in Ottawa.
Hundreds of Iranian families are facing fear and uncertainty because their history of compulsory conscription is being used against them in their immigration cases.
These are not abstract cases. They are parents, children, professionals, students, and members of our communities who have built their lives in Canada.
We are not asking Canada to compromise national security. We are asking for fairness, due process, and a clear distinction between those who willingly served the IRGC and those who were forced into conscription.
📍 Parliament Hill, Ottawa
🕛 12–2 PM | September 22
If you believe that a victim is not a perpetrator, please stand with us tomorrow.
Your presence matters.
@KasraAarabi How can anyone trust you after the misleading statements you made in the Parliament of Canada? You misrepresented this issue by urging Canada to look for IRGC members among mandatory conscripts, while actual IRGC members are generally exempt from compulsory military service…
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
NEW— Iconic photo from the Cyrus the Great gathering in Toronto shows the Canadian Conservative Leader @PierrePoilievre sitting next to the exiled Shah of Iran, His Majesty Reza Shah Pahlavi II (@PahlaviReza), as thousands of the Iranian diaspora showed up in support of the Shah.
Thank you @PierrePoilievre for being an amazing host for Shahzadeh @PahlaviReza . The event was done masterfully. There were many great speakers. Iranian Canadians felt heard and listened to today. From many successes of the diaspora to you quoting and talking about Cyrus the Great, honouring the Flight752 victims, honouring the immortal guardians lost on Dey 8 9 to Shahzadeh’s epic speech on freedom for Iran.
Emotional event yes, but tears of hope. Thank you to Toronto law enforcement ensuring HRH’s safety and to @MelissaLantsman@StevenDelDuca for speaking giving 300k Iranians hope as well as the distinguished speakers of the diaspora. Iran will be free. Today was another step in the right direction. Canada stands with the Iranian people Payandeh Iran 🇮🇷 🇨🇦