Irwin Cotler, left, with Israel's Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed on October 30, 2023.Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/File

Alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler condemned by MPs

MPs unanimously supported a Bloc motion saluting Cotler's human rights work and recognizing his political contributions, and condemning what it termed death threats

by · National Post

OTTAWA — The House of Commons on Monday condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler.

MPs in the House unanimously supported a Bloc Quebecois motion saluting Cotler’s human rights work and recognizing his political contributions, and condemning what it termed death threats orchestrated by agents of a foreign regime.

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