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[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

[narges @narges35466935]

@AidaTalebi79 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
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @jeneroux

[Reza @reza_canada]

We have already paid a heavy price for growing up under a dictatorship. We were denied the freedom to choose, forced into conscription, and left with no alternatives. We should not have to pay another price in Canada for something we never chose.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux @jyduclos @jyduclos @AHousefather @jacquesramsaypl

[fafa @Belasiifar]

The solution isn’t complicated: a written federal guideline that says forced conscription is not membership. No new law needed — just the decision to write it down and apply it fairly. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers @monafortier @AliEhsassi @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @SameerZuberi @MarkJCarney @PierrePoilievre @GarnettGenuis @AndrewScheer @MichelleRempel @AnitaAnandMP

[fafa @Belasiifar]

@manabh742982 @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @MarkJCarney Well said — Canada can protect its security without punishing the regime's victims. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[Eri @Erimoon95]

Forced conscripts did not pick their unit, their duties, or their commanders. Canada should not treat a state assignment as a personal choice. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux @jyduclos @AHousefather

[yazdan jahan @JahanYazdan]

Mandatory service is not a voluntary choice. Iranian conscripts should be assessed based on their individual actions, not automatically treated as willing IRGC members. Canada needs clear guidelines, fair decisions, and concrete action.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Ari @cast_a_w_a_y]

The young guys forced into compulsory service are the exact same people protesting against the regime. Labeling them as regime supporters when they hate the system just as much as anyone else makes zero sense.

#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Kave Ahangar @KaveAhangar92]

People are asking for answers. Families are asking for protection. The comments are full of pleas for action, and you cannot claim you haven’t seen them. Why the silence? These are real people whose lives could be turned upside down. They deserve answers and action before irreversible harm is done.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

@AliEhsassi @JulieDzerowicz
@PierrePoilievre @MarkJCarney @MichelleRempel @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @amansodhilib @jacquesramsaypl @MichelleRempel @AlexisDeschenes @pfragiskatos @GrantJacksonMP @jeneroux @NatilienJ @CostasMenegakis @BradRedekopp @SameerZuberi
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Mozhi @Mozhi1989]

Forced to serve. No choice in assignment. Iranian conscripts deserve fair assessments under clear guidelines. Justice for conscripts⚖️

@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
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[Shah1 @Shah13521974]

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
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux

[Mel1173 @Melikao2ax]

The uncertainty facing Iranian conscripts is destroying families’ peace of mind. Spouses live with anxiety, children fear separation, and futures remain on hold. Canada must protect innocent families and ensure fair decisions.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

@kshahrooz @MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @DanMazierMP @AliEhsassi @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi

[fafa @Belasiifar]

@reza_canada No one should lose their family over a conscription they never chose. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[Babak @BabakNi2584]

A uniform or an assigned unit cannot tell an entire person’s story. The nature of the assignment, the duties performed, and the degree of personal choice all matter. We urge Canada to establish transparent guidelines for assessing Iranian conscription cases involving the IRGC.
@DeanAllisonMP @jasrajshallan @coteau @sergecormierlib @ConnieCodyMP @Braedon_Clark @SandraCobena_ @SuVe4Madurai @smeurrens @kshahrooz @scoopercooper @StewGlobal @NegarMojtahedi @ShaunChenTO @shuvmajumdar @maggiechidvn @AndrewScheer @AnitaAnandMP @kinsellawarren @esmaeilion @Sameerzuberi‌‌ @AliEhsassi @vincentneilho @GarnettGenuis @Rob_Oliphant @BradRedekopp @CostasMenegakis @MelissaLantsman @jacquesramsaypl @KevinVuongxMP @MarcDalton @pfragiskatos @Roman_Baber @annamgainey @PatrickBWeiler @TeamKerzner @mpziad @daveeppckl #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Mike E @MikeEkhtiari]

Anxiety, brain fog, sleepless nights, and endless uncertainty. Behind every immigration file is a human being struggling to rebuild a life.
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
#JusticeForIranianConscripts

[negar @negaaar_AF]

Thousands of families in Canada face uncertainty because of mandatory IRGC conscription, despite having no choice in their service.
Canada must protect national security while ensuring fairness. Train officers, establish clear guidelines, and assess each person individually based on their role, conduct, and evidence as government promised.
Former conscripts should not be treated as IRGC members.

https://t.co/BIkyecGmhu

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux @jyduclos @AHousefather @jacquesramsaypl @LenaMetlegeDiab @AliEhsassi @AHousefather

[Random @Muchnotingff]

Imagine being a teacher forced into civilian service, then facing immigration consequences decades later. Compulsion is not allegiance. @JulieDzerowicz @jacquesramsaypl #JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Manabh74🇮🇷🇨🇦 @manabh742982]

Canada must not sacrifice the rights of forced conscripts to produce impressive enforcement numbers. Clear guidelines must distinguish compulsory service from active IRGC membership. Target actual security threats—not people who had no choice.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
@gary_srp

[Babak @BabakNi2584]

Canada needs a consistent approach to Iranian conscription cases. Being compelled to join an assigned unit is not the same as voluntarily choosing to become an IRGC member. We urge the Government of Canada to establish clear, official guidelines for IRCC and CBSA.
@DeanAllisonMP @jasrajshallan @coteau @sergecormierlib @ConnieCodyMP @Braedon_Clark @SandraCobena_ @SuVe4Madurai @smeurrens @kshahrooz @scoopercooper @StewGlobal @NegarMojtahedi @ShaunChenTO @shuvmajumdar @maggiechidvn @AndrewScheer @AnitaAnandMP @kinsellawarren @esmaeilion @Sameerzuberi‌‌ @AliEhsassi @vincentneilho @GarnettGenuis @Rob_Oliphant @BradRedekopp @CostasMenegakis @MelissaLantsman @jacquesramsaypl @KevinVuongxMP @MarcDalton @pfragiskatos @Roman_Baber @annamgainey @PatrickBWeiler @TeamKerzner @mpziad @daveeppckl #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[fafa @Belasiifar]

Their children are growing up in Canada, afraid their fathers could be taken from them over a conscription that happened before they were born. No child should carry that weight. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers @monafortier @MarkJCarney @PierrePoilievre @GarnettGenuis @AndrewScheer @MichelleRempel @AnitaAnandMP @MelissaLantsman @SameerZuberi @AliEhsassi @gary_srp