CBSA Will Decide Whether Iran Soccer Team Can Enter Canada: PM

CBSA Will Decide Whether Iran Soccer Team Can Enter Canada: PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference in Windsor, Ont. on May 2, 2022. The Canadian Press/ Geoff Robins
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada Border Services Agency will be the department that decides whether Iran’s men’s soccer team is allowed into the country for a game next month.

Canada is set to host Iran in a friendly match in Vancouver on June 5, but controversy about the game has swirled and Trudeau said last week that the event was ill advised.