February 21-2014
. . . stands tough
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said that Ottawa’s sanctions on Iran would remain “fully in place” despite the interim nuclear deal between the Big Six and Iran taking effect.
“We truly hope that it is possible to walk the Iranian government back from taking the irreversible step of manufacturing nuclear weapons,” Harper said in an address to the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem.
“But, for now, Canada’s own sanctions will remain fully in place.
“Should our hopes not be realized, should the present agreement prove ephemeral, Canada will be a strong voice in the world for renewed sanctions,” he said.