Goodale Rejects Iran’s Offer to Compensate Canadian Victims of Downed Ukraine Plane

Goodale Rejects Iran’s Offer to Compensate Canadian Victims of Downed Ukraine Plane
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on May 31, 2018. The Canadian Press/ Patrick Doyle
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OTTAWA—Canada’s special adviser on the Iranian military’s downing of a passenger jet one year ago this week is rejecting Tehran’s offer to pay $150,000 to the families of those killed in the tragedy.

Ralph Goodale, the former Liberal public safety minister, says Iran doesn’t have the right to offer compensation to victims’ families unilaterally.