Diplomacy without pressure won’t end Iran’s nuclear program
Ottawa should insist that future talks require Tehran to dismantle its atomic program, end uranium enrichment and demolish its ballistic missiles.
Stephen Harper
In Response to Houthi Arms Transfers, Canada Must Designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as Terror Group
They lay in neat, organized rows, a colorful medley of matériel on the deck of the USS Monterey. Some 3,000 Chinese Type 56 assault rifles. Hundreds of heavy machine guns and sniper rifles. Several hundred...
Insights
Iran, Terrorism Finance, and Money Laundering: A Status Update Before FATF Meets Next Week
When the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) convenes its plenary next week, while not formally on the agenda, buzz on the sidelines will concern Tehran’s constant push to be removed from the FATF blacklist....
Insights
Canada’s Parliament Rejects Diplomatic Relations with Iran
Liberal MPs from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party joined conservative lawmakers in the House of Commons last week to vote against the re-establishment of diplomatic relations...
Op-eds
The real roadblock to better relations is Tehran
The Islamic Republic of Iran must take delight in commentators in the West who advance the regime’s public relations agenda free of charge. Here in Canada, one analyst claims that...
Op-eds
Why the World Should Follow Canada’s Lead on Iran
Over a year ago, U.S. Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki insisted that, “If Iranians don’t get to a ‘yes’ at the end of six months, we can put in place more sancti...
Op-eds
Analysis: Tough Times Inside the German-Israel Marriage
Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Israel on Monday with her full cabinet as part of the German-Israel government consultation meetings. Her second term (2009-2013) filled the “special rel...
Op-eds
Canada Stays Strong on Iran
Canada has taken a tough public stance regarding the interim deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 on Sunday. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird expressed great skepticism of Iran’s inten...
Policy Briefs
AIPAC Conference Highlights Canada-Israel Ties
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird electrified the massive pro-Israel crowd at this week’s AIPAC’s policy conference with his straight-talking affirmation of Israeli-Canadian shared...
Op-eds
FDD Applauds Canada for Designating Iran’s Quds Force a Terrorist Group
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies congratulates Canada for designating the Iranian regime&rsquo...
Press Releases
Welcome Back, Khadr?
An al-Qaeda member who murdered an American medic may soon go free.
Op-eds
How the Tragedy of 9/11 Made Canada a Better, More Sensible Country
How much has Canada changed in the last eleven years? Consider this: As the World Trade Center rubble was still smoldering, the then-leader of Canada’s left-wing NDP party, Alexa McDonough,...
Op-eds
Why Canada Branded the Iranian Regime as Terrorists
Prior to cutting diplomatic ties on Friday with Tehran, the administration of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had garnered the reputation among human rights NGOs and media commentators as...
Op-eds
FDD Releases Groundbreaking Volume on Terrorist Groups in Canada
Washington, DC (FDD, August 20, 2012) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies Press has released a groundbreaking volume on terrorist groups operating in Can...
Press Releases
Terror in the Peaceable Kingdom
FDD Press
Books
A New United Church Report Shows How Israel-Haters Have Lost the Argument
According to a new report from the United Church of Canada, “the deepest meaning of the Holocau...
Op-eds
Why are Some Canadian Sikhs Expressing Solidarity with an Unrepentant Terrorist?
Today, Indian politicians stayed the execution...
Op-eds
Bibi, the Begin Doctrine, and the U.S.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech on Monday at the AIPAC conference reinforcing the Begin Doctrine — the preemptive-milit...
Op-eds
What Canada Can Do to Thwart Iranian Threat
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has...
Op-eds
Point Counterpoint: Anti-Israeli Agenda Expected at Penn Conference
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a complex issue, one that deserves serious scholarship and open, civil debate. Expect to see none of that next weekend on the campus of the University of Penns...