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Canada: Iranian Liberal MP accused of connections to and payments from Iran’s Islamic regime

Jan 1, 2020 12:00 pm By Christine Douglass-Williams

The controversy surrounding Iranian-Canadian Liberal MP Majid Jowhari is growing more heated. Jihad Watch has reported in past that Jowhari went so far as to sponsor a petition in 2016 that gained over 5,600 signatures, calling upon the government of Canada to re-establish diplomatic ties with the Iranian regime after the previous Conservative government cut off those ties in September 2012 over concerns regarding Iranian espionage in Canada. Jowhari’s pro-Iranian stance disturbed many members of the Canadian Iranian community who oppose Iran’s Islamic regime. They sent a joint letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, stating that they did “not want to be represented by someone [Jowhari] who is ‘working in the interest of a foreign country’” and that “he should keep distance from those engaged in crimes against humanity.” As reported by the Liberal Richmond Hill news: “Iranian expatriates say they are worried a terrorist organization is being welcomed into Canada and may even be infiltrating the country with ‘spies’ with support from a local politician.”

To make matters worse, Jowhari roiled his own community over his blatant support for the Iranian regime when he tweeted:

“As our government is closely monitoring the ongoing protests in Iran; it is my sincere hope that the brave nation of #Iran have the opportunity to air their legitimate financial, social and political concerns with the support of their elected government, in a secure environment and without the fear of persecution.”

Brave? Elected government? Last month, Iran murdered up to 200 protesters. Now it’s getting much uglier for Jowhari, as he now denies new allegations from Alireza Sassani, a journalist on the Iran-e-Farda network, who stated that “he has worked with and accepted money from Iran’s government.”

As CBC reported, “Sassani is described as a close collaborator of Masoud Molavi, an Iranian intelligence agent who defected and revealed details of Iranian influence operations overseas.” Molavi was then shot dead in Istanbul in mid November and the U.S. government “blamed his assassination on Iran’s intelligence services.”

Sassani then mentions Majid Jowhari:

“Masoud talked to me about someone by the name of Majid Jowhari. He’s a member of the Parliament of Canada. He’s from the Liberal Party, representing Richmond Hill……He said that Jowhari was in touch with some of the intelligence officers of Iran, and that he even visited the representatives of Taeb and Mojtaba Khamenei. He even received financial support from these people. Now he’s been elected in Canada for a second time.”

Kaveh Shahrooz, a lawyer, human rights activist, and Senior Fellow with Macdonald Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad, also weighed in about Majid Jowhari on his Facebook page:

Nothing seems to be setting off enough alarms as Jowhari, despite the worrying information released over time about him, was once again elected just over two months ago in the riding of Richmond Hill in the Greater Toronto Area. This is despite a petition which outlines Jowhari’s infractions and calls for his removal from Parliament.

“‘False and unfounded’: Liberal MP denies claims that he’s worked with Iran,” by Evan Dyer, CBC News, December 18, 2019:

A Liberal MP is denying allegations, broadcast on an Iranian-language television network, that he has worked with and accepted money from Iran’s government.

“These accusations are absolutely false and unfounded,” Majid Jowhari told CBC News in a written statement. “I strongly deny any accusations.”

The allegations against the member of Parliament for Richmond Hill were made by freelance journalist Alireza Sassani on the program Window on the Homeland on the Iran-e-Farda network.

CBC News has not been able to independently verify Sassani’s claims.

Sassani is described as a close collaborator of Masoud Molavi, an Iranian intelligence agent who defected and revealed details of Iranian influence operations overseas.

Molavi was shot dead on the streets of Istanbul on November 14. He had been granted asylum in Turkey after fleeing Iran and had set up a digital channel, BlackBox, which he used to broadcast revelations about corruption and wrongdoing within the Iranian regime.

The U.S. government blamed his assassination on Iran’s intelligence services.

Describing Iranian government influence operations in other countries, Sassani said that “Masoud talked to me about someone by the name of Majid Jowhari. He’s a member of the Parliament of Canada. He’s from the Liberal Party, representing Richmond Hill.

“He said that Jowhari was in touch with some of the intelligence officers of Iran, and that he even visited the representatives of Taeb and Mojtaba Khamenei. He even received financial support from these people.

“Now he’s been elected in Canada for a second time.”

Hossein Taeb is the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence division. Mojtaba Khamenei is a son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and is sometimes described as head of the Basij militia, a pro-regime force that is heavily involved in suppressing protests in Iran……

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Filed Under: Canada, Featured, Iran, Stealth Jihad Tagged With: Alireza Sassani, Kaveh Shahrooz, Majid Jowhari, Masoud Molavi


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  1. mortimer says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 12:09 pm

    Jihadi Justin, the jejune, clownish, hypocritical, two-faced PM of Canuckistan has visited every mosque in Canada and puts up Muslim migrants in brand new apartments and first-class hotels while Canada has a huge number of homeless men who will never find a job in Canada’s Liberal-rigged economy … they can live on the street. Jihadi Justin wrote these underprivileged Canadians off. ‘Let them eat cake.’

    In 2001, Jihadi Justin dressed himself up as the Sultan’s Harem Eunuch for a black-tie gala (he saw the word ‘black-tie’ in the invite and immediately thought ‘blackface’). Four years earlier in 1997, Justin had done a whole semester in a university course called ‘The Sociology of Education’ in which he learned all about privilege and racism. In other words … HE KNEW.

    • Jayme says

      Jan 1, 2020 at 12:52 pm

      Canada for years was seen as a great place because of freedom that is starting to change

      Social Media
      They plan on bringing in very strict laws to regulate it

      Streaming services
      They want to force all services to create Canadian content

      News
      They want to ban fake news

      Free speech/Right to protest
      Some mps want certain groups banned from protesting and they want any question of refugees/islam to fall under hate speech.

      For many this is not the Canada this have known this is a country heading to a Islamic state hood in many ways.

      • mortimer says

        Jan 1, 2020 at 1:21 pm

        Canadians should support Ezra Levant, a lawyer who is fighting hard against this government of libtarded, global fascists. They are trying to stifle the freedom of expression.

        • Jayme says

          Jan 1, 2020 at 1:27 pm

          Part of the issue Canada has is many reporter comes from 3rd world nations and don’t understand Canada/west culutre.

        • gravenimage says

          Jan 1, 2020 at 2:02 pm

          And many more are “politically correct” Leftists who would consider it “islamophobic” or “racist” to question such politicians.

          But this story *was* reported by the mainstream CBC, so this isn’t true of *all* reporters.

        • James Lincoln says

          Jan 1, 2020 at 5:34 pm

          mortimer,

          If Ezra Levant were not already a Canadian citizen, he would be banned from that country by the Jihad Trudeau government.

  2. mortimer says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 12:11 pm

    Very finely-written, informative, fact-packed article by Christine Douglass-Williams

    • gravenimage says

      Jan 1, 2020 at 2:03 pm

      Happy New Year to all Jihad Watch contributors!

  3. Trick_or_Treat says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 12:23 pm

    Wow, Jihadstin will most probably promote him to a cabinet position tomorrow, perhaps Minister for National Intelligence , Security, and Border Protection. Just Jihadstin’s type of guy [presuming that is his preferred pronoun]
    Candada is a basket case.

  4. gravenimage says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    Canada: Iranian Liberal MP accused of connections to and payments from Iran’s Islamic regime
    ……………..

    Who can be surprised by this?

  5. Jayme says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    gravenimage

    The Star is very left leaning most of there reporters are non Canadian and its clear there have a bias against Canadian values one reporter rants weekly about Canadian laws being racist.

    • gravenimage says

      Jan 1, 2020 at 2:42 pm

      Thank you, Jayme. I was not familiar with the Star’s staff. Very disturbing stuff.

      I have noticed more and more Muslim bylines, especially on any story having to do with anything Islamic.

  6. Battle says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 2:59 pm

    Has Justin equally visited every church, jewish, Hindu and Buddhist temple in Canada?

    • FYI says

      Jan 1, 2020 at 5:56 pm

      Does Justin still like to wear blackface{as seen on THREE occasions},wear an Afro and sing the “banana boat song”?

      Is that Justin’s party piece?

      Justin Trudeau:”It is not mankind,it is people-kind”

  7. Bella says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    Best thing is to sign the petition and call your gov’t. to complain. As far as CBC goes and free speech I was just banned permanently from commenting because my comments “MIGHT BE CONSTRUED AS HATE SPEECH”. Damn them to hell.

    • JAYME says

      Jan 1, 2020 at 3:38 pm

      I complained about wait times in the ER and got banned because i said refugees were adding to the strain in ER.

      • James Lincoln says

        Jan 1, 2020 at 5:36 pm

        JAYME,

        You were banned from the ER – for speaking the truth.

        • Jayme says

          Jan 1, 2020 at 6:46 pm

          Should have been more clear i was banned from CBC forums.

    • ToBeFrank says

      Jan 1, 2020 at 3:49 pm

      Complain to the Ombudsman for CBC because the definition used by these outlets for hate speech is not the same definition used by law enforcement. They keep on getting away with their suppression of comments they don’t like in order to promote their world view on taxpayers dime.

  8. Jayme says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 3:34 pm

    gravenimage

    The bylines are one thing what some reporters post on Twitter is a whole other thing one of them a couple months back said police were chasing blacks out of Toronto.

    • gravenimage says

      Jan 2, 2020 at 10:05 pm

      Disgusting what the Leftist media will say.

  9. No Muzzies Here says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 3:43 pm

    Yet another politician who works closely with people who want to destroy his country’s democratic form of government.

  10. Tom says

    Jan 1, 2020 at 4:03 pm

    Been saying for several years that the Trudeau Liberal caucus and government have been compromised by muslim brotherhood operatives.

    The M-103 debacle was the first success for the MB and Trudeau is facilitating their growing power base in our Parliament.

    Allowing the growth of the muslim voter base in Ontario and Quebec by refusing to close the border to the thousands of illegals, overwhelmingly muslims, crossing there, and bringing in mostly muslims as refugees is how Trudeau is facilitating this MB and Iran influence in our elections and government.

    Signing the UN Compact on Immigration is his way of ensuring the muslim brotherhood base will grow in the future.

    • Jayme says

      Jan 1, 2020 at 6:51 pm

      There trying to re structure the justice system part of it if your black or native that as factor when the courts sentence you that coems right from the MB play book.

  11. ET says

    Jan 2, 2020 at 9:25 am

    Submission, an informative book about the danger of Political Islam to Canada and a warning to America, By Thomas Quiggin, Tahiti Gora, Saied Shoaaib, Jothathon Cotler and Rick Gill, a must read for all in the West.

  12. Giacomo Latta says

    Jan 2, 2020 at 1:49 pm

    Are we sure this Jowhari is even from Iran? He seems to know less about Iran than Trudeau. Especially how to dress there.

  13. E T says

    Jan 2, 2020 at 10:01 pm

    Justine is on vacation in Costa Rica, looks like a bum, hope he stays there.

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