A demonstrator heckled Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland for the Trudeau Liberal’s lack of action on “the Islamic brutal regime in Iran.”
Global protests have erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini during her arrest by Iran’s “morality police.” The federal Conservatives have responded by calling on the Liberal government to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity.
Amid the government’s lack of action, Freeland attended an Ottawa rally for Flight 752, which was shot down by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in January 2020, killing 176. But a protester quickly began heckling the Liberal minister.
“You are supporting the Islamic brutal regime in Iran,” the protester yelled.
“What we need is just not words; what we need is action now.”
In her remarks, Freeland said her government announced sanctions against a list of Iranians, including top military leaders. But, according to a CBC reporter on the ground, demonstrators said the actions are not enough, yelling “kick them out” and “IRGC murdered, call them terrorists” — the Tories’ position.