Canada to list IRGC as terrorist group [Video]

Canada will list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, as a terrorist group.

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, vowing Canada will “use all of the tools at its disposal” to combat the IRGC’s activity in Canada.

It is a crime to knowingly deal with the assets of a listed terrorist entity under Canada’s Criminal Code. Charitable organizations can lose their status if they maintain their connections to terrorist groups, and people found to be associated with those groups can be denied entry into Canada. It also allows banks to freeze assets.

LeBlanc said the IRGC has demonstrated “disregard for human rights both inside and outside of Iran.”

In January, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said publically he was open to the move, so long as it was done “responsibly.” He made the remarks during a vigil for victims of …