‘No friend of democracy in Iran’: Canadian politicians should avoid attending MeK events, says former DND analyst

Thomas Juneau says legitimizing the group previously listed on Canada's terrorist list could damage efforts to democratize a post-Islamic Republic Iran.

Liberal MP Judy Sgro chaired a Nov. 23, 2022, conference on Parliament Hill with a group connected to the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, also known as Mojahedin-e-Khalq, and was among a dozen others who spoke at a Feb. 4 event hosted by the same group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

February 22, 2023

Academics and analysts say Canadian politicians backing democracy in Iran and supporting the uprising following the death of Masha Amini five months ago should stop attending events organized by a controversial group that Canada once listed as a terrorist organization ...

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