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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
A refusal letter can change a family's life overnight. Children lose their sense of security, parents face uncertainty, and years of building a future in Canada are placed at risk. A clear guideline is urgently needed.
@JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @pfragiskatos @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @jacquesramsaypl @jyduclos @RechieValdez @annamgainey @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @CitImmCanada
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We gathered today, and we will be there again tomorrow. We invite Canadian journalists to meet the families living with prolonged uncertainty over compulsory conscription. Please come, listen, ask questions, and help bring their stories to the public. @globalnews @CityNews
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
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Autumn retweeted
🇨🇦STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS🇨🇦
Listen to Iranian conscripts! They’re calling for fairness!
@MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab
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Today we raised our voices outside IRCC. We will be there tomorrow as well. Dear journalists, please join us for coverage.@JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @globalnews STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS #JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers
Autumn retweeted
STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
Compulsory conscription and voluntary membership are not the same.
Families gathering in Ottawa today are asking Canada to recognize that distinction clearly.
@gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman
@nationalpost @globeandmail @CBCNews
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS.
These photos show today’s gathering. What they cannot show are the sleepless nights and years of uncertainty behind each face.
We’ll be back tomorrow. Reporters, join us and let these families speak for themselves.
@CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail
@jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel
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Autumn retweeted
🚨 STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
No one should lose their future because of a past they never chose. Forced conscription is not voluntary membership. Canada must act with fairness. 🇨🇦
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To the Canadian government: these families are standing in the cold because their future is destroying. Establish a clear guideline for Iranian forced conscripts and resolve these cases fairly and promptly. STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
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We are here today, peaceful and united. We have written, posted and gathered. Now we need a clear response. Please confirm that compelled conscripts will be assessed individually, not refused by default.
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski
STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
We are standing peacefully outside IRCC because Iranian conscripts deserve to be heard. We ask news outlets to cover our call for individual reviews that recognize the difference between forced service and chosen support.
@MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @pfragiskatos @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski @CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews @CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail @nationalpost @CP24 @CBCToronto @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO @globalnewsto @TorontoStar @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
TODAY OUTSIDE IRCC:
People affected by compulsory conscription are making their concerns heard in person.
Their stories cannot be reduced to a checkbox or a service record. Every case has its own circumstances.
Canadian journalists, come meet the protesters, ask questions, and hear their experiences directly.
@MarkJCarney @RechieValdez @CitImmCanada @aliehsassi @AlexisDeschenes @GrantJacksonMP @jeneroux @NatilienJ
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski
@CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews @CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail @nationalpost @CP24 @CBCToronto @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO @globalnewsto @TorontoStar @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa
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This Halloween, children across Canada are excited to dress up and collect candy. Our children are standing outside IRCC, holding signs and hoping someone will listen
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This Halloween, children across Canada will knock on doors for treats. Our children are knocking on IRCC’s door, asking for help.
@AnnamGainey @pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl
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Today, families gathered outside IRCC to demand a meeting.Journalists, please join us, witness our peaceful gathering, and help share our story
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl
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Autumn retweeted
STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS.
This child is too young to read the signs, yet the decisions being protested could shape their future. Canada, hold the IRGC accountable while recognizing the people forced into its ranks. Families deserve fairness. Children deserve a childhood without fear.
Canadian journalists: please hear their stories.
@CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews @CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail @nationalpost @CP24 @CBCToronto @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO @globalnewsto @TorontoStar @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa @annamgainey
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
Canada can protect national security without treating compulsory conscription as proof of IRGC membership. We are outside IRCC in Ottawa calling for fair, evidence-based decisions. We welcome journalists to cover this peaceful gathering.
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski @AliEhsassi
@CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews @CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail @nationalpost @CP24 @CBCToronto @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO @globalnewsto @TorontoStar @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa
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Autumn retweeted
Mr. Ehsassi (@AliEhsassi ), and Mr. Esmaeilion (@esmaeilion), please look closely at this photograph.
This child should be enjoying childhood, not standing outside an IRCC office holding a protest sign, worried about their family’s future. When you advocated for the IRGC’s designation, you said you asked the gov to exempt conscripts. Yet, critical questions remain unanswered.
Why was no representative of conscripts or their families included in those discussions?
Who was there to explain the realities of compulsory service?
What role did the testimony and publications of individuals such as Golkar and Arabi play?
Hundreds of Iranian families are now facing devastating uncertainty. The gov remains accountable for its decisions. But those who participated in the advocacy process also owe these families transparency about what was presented, whose voices were heard, and what efforts are being made to address the consequences.
This child deserves answer.
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#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
Day 1 of a 3-day peaceful gathering in Ottawa.
Families of former Iranian conscripts are outside IRCC and CBSA offices, speaking for thousands across Canada who disclosed their conscription honestly and transparently—yet face inadmissibility findings that affect their entire families including minor children.
Evidence from affected families shows that conscription alone is being treated as IRGC membership, despite previous assurances from the government.
Our request is simple: meet with IRCC senior decision-makers, explain how these cases are assessed, and listen to affected families.
Canada must have clear guidelines that distinguishes forced conscripts from voluntary IRGC members. Fairness, transparency, and family unity matter.
@MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @pfragiskatos @jacquesramsaypl @AliEhsassi @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman @GarnettGenuis @shuvmajumdar @CostasMenegakis @vincentneilho @GloboNews @CBCNews @ctvottawa @globeandmail
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At this time of year, a five-year-old child should be excitedly choosing a Halloween costume—not standing for hours in the cold outside an IRCC office, desperately asking for a meeting so their family’s voice can be heard.
Instead of enjoying the magic of childhood, our children are being forced to experience the fear and uncertainty of a future at risk because of a legal gap they had no part in creating.
Is this how Canada intends to protect national security—by putting innocent children and their families through such devastating hardship, threatening their present and their future?
These children deserve safety, stability, and the chance to simply be children. Our families deserve to be heard. All we are asking for is a meeting and a fair opportunity for our voices to reach those who can make a difference.
@MarkJCarney @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @pfragiskatos @JulieDzerowicz @NatilienJ @jeneroux @amansodhilib @SameerZuberi @BradRedekopp @CostasMenegakis @GrantJacksonMP @MichelleRempel @AlexisDeschenes @AliEhsassi @PierrePoilievre @vincentneilho @MelissaLantsman
Day 1 of a 3-day peaceful gathering in Ottawa.
Families of former Iranian conscripts are outside IRCC and CBSA offices, speaking for thousands across Canada who disclosed their conscription honestly and transparently—yet face inadmissibility findings that affect their entire families including minor children.
Evidence from affected families shows that conscription alone is being treated as IRGC membership, despite previous assurances from the government.
Our request is simple: meet with IRCC senior decision-makers, explain how these cases are assessed, and listen to affected families.
Canada must have clear guidelines that distinguishes forced conscripts from voluntary IRGC members. Fairness, transparency, and family unity matter.
@MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @pfragiskatos @jacquesramsaypl @AliEhsassi @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman @GarnettGenuis @shuvmajumdar @CostasMenegakis @vincentneilho @GloboNews @CBCNews @ctvottawa @globeandmail
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
Autumn retweeted
You won’t find people more educated, more democratic, or more committed to the ideals of freedom than Iranians. Stop refusing forced conscripts. They hold master’s and PhD degrees and make valuable contributions to Canada.
@LenaMetlegeDiab @MarkJCarney
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
Autumn retweeted
🇨🇦 UCAN PEACEFUL GATHERINGS | STARTING OCTOBER 28
Given the growing number of inadmissibility findings affecting former Iranian conscripts and their families, UCAN is organizing ongoing peaceful gatherings starting October 28, outside the IRCC and Public Safety offices in Ottawa, with the aim of securing meetings with the Ministers’ offices to address this urgent issue.
📅 Schedule:
• Wednesday, Oct 28: 11 AM – 5 PM
• Thursday, Oct 29: 9 AM – 5 PM
• Friday, Oct 30: 9 AM – 5 PM
📍 Locations:
• IRCC: 365 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa
• Public Safety: 269 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa
The gatherings will continue until meetings are secured as urgent action is needed to prevent further harm to innocent families.
@MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @pfragiskatos @jacquesramsaypl @AliEhsassi @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman @GarnettGenuis @CostasMenegakis @vincentneilho @jamesbezan @BradRedekopp @MichelleRempel @AHousefather @SameerZuberi @StewGlobal @GloboNews @globeandmail @CBCNews
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Autumn retweeted
📢 September 22 Press Conference | The Talent Canada Risks Losing
At our September 22 press conference on Parliament Hill, Dr. Golbarg Talebian—a physician, mother, and affected family member—shared her story and highlighted a broader reality:
Canada risks losing the very talent it actively selected and welcomed.
Among the families affected are physicians, engineers, researchers, professors, PhDs, master’s graduates, entrepreneurs, and highly skilled professionals who came to Canada to work, contribute, raise their children, and build their futures.
Dr. Talebian herself was selected through Ontario’s Express Entry stream and has spent years contributing to healthcare in Canada. Yet her family’s future is now uncertain because of her husband’s compulsory conscription.
These families are not asking Canada to compromise national security. They are asking Canada to distinguish voluntary affiliation from compulsory conscription.
“No one should be punished for compulsory conscription—not the person who was forced to serve, not their spouse, and not their children.”
Canada should not lose skilled professionals and their families over service they never chose.
@MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @pfragiskatos @jacquesramsaypl @AliEhsassi @melaniejoly @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman @GarnettGenuis @CostasMenegakis @SameerZuberi @vincentneilho @shuvmajumdar
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