(The Center Square) – There are at least 700 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members in Canada who pose a national security threat, a Canadian member of Parliament warns. The IRGC is part of the Iranian armed forces.
“We have 700 IRGC agents, whom we know about, who are currently active in this country,” Melissa Lantsman, a conservative MP for Thornhill, Ontario, said during a recent parliamentary debate. She also said Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree “could not even tell us if there was more than one who has been expelled.”
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