MPs React to Iran’s Alleged Assassination Attempt Against Former Minister Irwin Cotler

Members of Parliament have voted unanimously to salute former justice minister Irwin Cotler for his human rights advocacy work after it was reported Iran plotted to assassinate him.
Brunelle-Duceppe tabled the motion in support of Cotler, which cites his fight against racism and anti-Semitism and his political contribution as attorney general and minister of justice.
The Globe says the RCMP informed Cotler on Oct. 26 that he was facing an “imminent threat of assassination within 48 hours from Iranian agents.” The report, based on an anonymous source, said legal authorities were aware of two suspects involved in the plot but their whereabouts are unknown.
Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman, who has been outspoken against Iran and its proxies, said Canada’s decision not to ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) earlier on allowed the group to prepare its attack on Cotler.
Cotler currently serves as the international chair for the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.
The RCMP told The Epoch Times in a statement it could not comment on protection services provided to individuals, nor on the threat faced by Cotler.
“The RCMP does not generally confirm or deny who, or who may not be, subject of an investigation until it is a matter of public record, nor does the RCMP comment on investigations conducted by other countries, therefore we have no further comment at this time,” said spokesperson Robin Percival.
Soleimani had been the architect of Iran’s strategy in the region, overseeing Iranian-sponsored militias in Iraq involved in targeting coalition forces.