EDITORIAL: Canada gets it right on the fall of Iran
· Toronto Sun
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre have rightly endorsed the joint attack by the U.S. and Israel on the barbaric regime of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the initial assault.
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“Canada’s position remains clear,” Carney said on X . “The Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world’s worst human rights records, and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons …
“Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”
Poilievre said on X that, “the death of Ayatollah Khamenei brings justice for the Iranian people after decades of rule under this repressive, theocratic, tyrannical dictatorship.”
“This evil man murdered his own people, denied them their basic freedoms, and fuelled terror and violence around the world,” he said. “Canada will always stand with the people of Iran as they seek a future defined by democracy, freedom, and peace.”
The case for toppling the Iranian regime was overwhelming.
As U.S. President Donald Trump said in announcing combat operations against the Islamist state:
“To the great proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand … When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2026
Indeed. Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, funding Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the IRGC’s Quds Force – all classified as terrorist organizations by Canada.
It has murdered, tortured and imprisoned tens of thousands of its own citizens who were demanding basic human freedoms and a better life.
The IRGC was responsible for the deaths of 55 Canadians, 30 permanent residents and 138 civilians in all with ties to Canada, when it shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 over Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020.
Canada’s foreign interference inquiry identified Iran as a security threat.
It is a perpetrator of transnational repression, threatened Canadian citizens and tried to assassinate former Canadian justice minister Irwin Cotler.
It was time for Iran’s Islamist dictatorship to fall.