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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS The people standing outside IRCC in Ottawa are engineers, nurses, students, business owners and parents. They pay taxes, volunteer and raise their children in Canada. They were forced to serve a regime they later escaped. Today they ask only to be judged on who they are and what they have done. @CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews @CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail @nationalpost @CP24 @CBCToronto @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO @globalnewsto @TorontoStar @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa @pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski #JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers

Mr. Ehsassi (@AliEhsassi) and Mr. Esmaeilion (@esmaeilion), please look at this child. While other children are choosing their Halloween costumes, this child is standing outside an IRCC office, holding a protest sign and worrying about whether she will be able to stay with her family. She should be thinking about candy, costumes, and childhood—not immigration decisions and the possibility of separation from the people she loves most. You said you advocated for an exemption for conscripts during the IRGC designation process. But were conscripts and their families represented? Who explained the realities of compulsory service? What role did the testimony and publications of individuals such as Golkar and Arabi play? Hundreds of Iranian families now face devastating uncertainty. We ask you to publicly clarify what safeguards you advocated for, answer these unanswered questions, and engage directly with affected families to help find a meaningful solution. 📍 WE ARE IN OTTAWA, CALLING FOR FAIRNESS FOR IRANIAN CONSCRIPTS. @CBCNews @CTVNews @CBCToronto Canadian journalists and news organizations: Please join us, speak directly with affected families, and help bring their stories to the public. We ask you to report on the human consequences of these immigration decisions. Mr. Ehsassi and Mr. Esmaeilion, please answer these families and help ensure their concerns are heard. No child should have to protest for the chance to grow up beside their family. Let her biggest worry be her Halloween costume—not her family’s future. #JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers @pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski

Mr. Ehsassi (@AliEhsassi) and Mr. Esmaeilion (@esmaeilion), Look at this child. He should be enjoying Halloween, not standing outside an IRCC office protesting for his family’s future. You advocated for the IRGC’s designation and said you asked the government to exempt conscripts. Yet critical questions remain unanswered. Why were conscripts and their families not represented in those discussions? Who explained the realities of compulsory service? What role did the testimony and publications of individuals such as Golkar and Arabi play in shaping the information presented to decision-makers? Hundreds of Iranian families are now facing devastating uncertainty. The government must answer for its decisions, but those involved in the advocacy process also owe these families transparency. Mr. Ehsassi and Mr. Esmaeilion, we ask you to publicly answer these questions, clarify what safeguards for conscripts you advocated for, and explain what concrete steps you are taking to help families affected by this designation. Please engage directly with conscripts and their families and make their concerns heard. These families deserve more than assurances. They deserve transparency, meaningful engagement, and action. A child should be choosing a Halloween costume, not worrying about whether his family can stay together. Please help ensure his future is not forgotten. @annamgainey #JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers

Thank you @BradRedekopp, for raising this critical issue. Canadians deserve a national security system that identifies genuine threats—not one that mistakes people forced into mandatory conscription for willing supporters of a regime. When Canada distinguishes coercion from voluntary participation, it strengthens security, protects the integrity of its immigration system, and ensures resources are focused on those who pose real risks. Canada can protect its people and uphold its values of fairness and justice at the same time. We urge the government to ensure that every case is assessed on individual evidence, not conscription alone. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers