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 Québécois 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.
Defence Minister Bill Blair told reporters on Monday that Canada's national security and law enforcement agencies"do an appropriate and necessary job of protecting all Canadians, in particular parliamentarians and former parliamentarians." The RCMP declined to comment on the case Monday. It said it bases protective measures on threat and risk assessments but does not confirm whether individuals are under protection or provide details about those measures.
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