Iran Terror Designation up to National Security Agencies, Not MPs, Liberals Say

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks to media at the United Nations in New York on Sept. 20, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The Liberals say it’s up to national security agencies to decide whether Canada extends its terrorism list to include a branch of Iran’s military.

MPs passed a motion in 2018 to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.