Trudeau says Canada could list IRGC as a terrorist organization

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday responded to calls for Canada to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, saying this could happen if done "responsibly." The comment was made at a memorial for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, which was shot down by the IRGC over Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020. "We will continue our work, including continuing to look for ways to responsibly list the IRGC as a terrorist organization," the prime minister announced to applause from grieving families. Of the 176 people killed when the commercial airliner was shot down, 55 were Canadian citizens and 30 were permanent residents. The IRGC says the plane was mistaken for a hostile target, as tensions between Iran and the United States were high after the American assassination of Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qasem Soleimani. The families of those victims have called for the powerful paramilitary group to be listed as a terrorist organization in Canada for years.<br/>