{"id":25006,"date":"2018-07-04T14:04:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T13:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-resistance\/25006-canadian-officials-it-s-time-for-regime-change-in-iran"},"modified":"2023-01-30T10:39:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T09:39:28","slug":"canadian-officials-it-s-time-for-regime-change-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/canadian-officials-it-s-time-for-regime-change-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Officials: It\u2019s Time for Regime Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Staff Writer<\/p>\n

At the Free Iran Gathering in Paris<\/a> on Saturday, many distinguished politicians came forward to support the Iranian people\u2019s fight for regime change, including a delegation from Canada that included former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former foreign minister John Baird.<\/p>\n

In their speeches, both Baird and Harper praised the Iranian people and their supporters for their \u201clong battle for a free and democratic Iran\u201d and expressed their support for the people of Iran and the Iranian Resistance.<\/p>\n

Baird explained that the West has for too long tried to find an element of moderation within the Iranian Regime; an element that simply does not exist, but that appeasement must come to an end.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe must not ignore the people of Iran and we must not ignore their desire for change. Over the past six months, the people of Iran have shown great courage in protesting on the streets in more than 140 cities. They are desperately fighting for regime change. And friends, it is time to stand with the people of Iran and to give them our full support.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Harper agreed, noting that the Regime has shown that it cannot be trusted and the world should pay attention when the mullahs show their true colours.<\/p>\n

Harper explained that under his government, Canada had adopted a harsh policy on the Iranian Regime, including sponsoring annual resolutions against Iran\u2019s human rights abuses at the United Nations, introducing sanctions against the Revolutionary Guard and other regime entities, listing the Regime as a state sponsor of terrorism, allowing victims of the Regime\u2019s atrocities to sue the mullahs, and cutting off diplomatic relations with Iran. He did this to support a foreign policy led by freedom, democracy, and human rights.<\/p>\n

Harper said: \u201cIran is ruled by a regime of cruel and tyrannical mullahs that represent the opposite of the best of human values. It is a regime that stands for everything that is wrong. Not just in the region but in the world. It has sullied a great culture. It has sullied a great religion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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