Media & Public Support

To amplify the voices of affected individuals and build broader awareness, UCAN actively engaged with media outlets and public platforms. Our outreach highlighted the human impact of the IRGC listing, resulting in interviews, published articles, and coverage that brought attention to the issue among policymakers and the general public.

1. Legal & Policy Analysis

• • Lorne Waldman, “Men conscripted into Iran’s Revolutionary Guards not automatically terrorists.” 

2. Media Coverage

• • Interview with MP Garnett Genuis, “Canada failed to protect IRGC conscripts after terror listing, MP says”
    Published by Iran International, by Mahsa Mortazavi.  
  • Informative Articles by M. Mehdi Moradi (Iranian-Canadian activist and journalist):

“IRGC terrorism designation must spare innocent conscripts” (Iran International – short version). 

“The Failure of Responsible Listing” (Substack – full version addressing misinformation surrounding conscription). 

3. Human Stories & Public Awareness

• • CBC News feature: “The Cost of the Canadian Dream” – interview with a former Iranian conscript highlighting the real-world impact of inadmissibility findings.