MPs Questions: Ottawa Cites Privacy, Won’t Say Why Iranian Soccer Official Reached Pearson

MPs Questions: Ottawa cites privacy, won’t say why Iranian soccer official reached Pearson

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada declined to answer any of the specific questions Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) posed about how Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj came to board a flight to Canada in April 2026 before being denied entry, citing privacy law and offering instead a general statement of policy. The response was one of three tabled June 17 that turned on the same friction point: th…

Government refuses to explain how Iranian soccer official got visa, citing privacy laws

Subhead:Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada stated it "cannot comment on individual cases due to privacy laws."#   The federal government is refusing to answer questions about how a senior Iranian soccer official was able to obtain authorization to travel to Canada before being turned away, citing privacy laws and declining to provide any details about the case. In response to a written parliamentary question from Michelle Rempel Garne…

How is a government to be trusted when it refuses to accept basic truth?

John McCarthy, Albany