OTTAWA — Canadian Jewish and Iranian organizations have reiterated their demands for the government to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity following last week’s downing of a Ukrainian jetliner in Iran.
David Matas, the senior lawyer for B’nai Brith Canada, said Monday that while the terror listing would remove a legal obstacle and enable Canadian victims to sue the Iranian government under the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, other formidable roadblocks remain.
It was not a new request, but it could be one path to compensation for the families of those killed when Ukraine International Airlines flight …read more
Source:: National Newswatch
