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Canadian Policy Towards Iran: Prospects and Challenges-January 22 2012

 

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Urgent release, January 17th 2012


The Iranian-Canadian Congress is pleased to present a panel on the effects of Canada's expanded economic sanctions on Iran. The panel will focus on the current impact of these policies on the Iranian-Canadian community: students, retirees, business people, and newly-arrived immigrants. We will also discuss the current efforts that are underway to bring these pressing issues to the attention of our government in Ottawa.

Title: "Canadian Policy Towards Iran: Prospects and Challenges"

Time: Sunday January 22, 2012. 3:00-5:00 pm

Place: North York Civic Centre, Committee Room 3, 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

Presenters:

* Professor Houchang Hassan-Yari (Royal Military College)

* Professor Ramin Jahanbegloo (University of Toronto)

* Professor Farrokh Zandi, Schulich School of Business, York University

* Reza Moridi, MPP Richmond Hill

* Ali Ehsassi (Lawyer and former Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade official)

* David Mousavi, J.D., MBA, Lawyer, Borden, Ladner, Gervais

* Mr. Kaveh Shahrooz (Lawyer and former Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade official)

*Iranian Canadian Association of Immigration Consultants (ICAIC)

  Moderated by: Mr. Alidad Mafinezam (Board member of the Iranian Canadian Congress & President of the West Asia Council)


Media invited:

Al Jazeera English, Toronto Star, Salam Toronto, Shahrvand, ITC TV, Ten TV, Iran Star

 
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Iranian-Canadian Congress (ICC) is a not for profit, non partisan and nonreligious organization that is committed to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The objectives of the ICC organization are as follows:

    • To uphold the interests of the Iranian Canadian community and their well being in social, economic, political and cultural spheres.
    • To build mechanisms for cooperation between Iranian-Canadians and the Canadian society to promote and strengthen cross-cultural harmony and to advance tolerance, understanding and goodwill among all segments of the multicultural Canadian society.
    • To build an environment for participation, and effective engagement of community members and build membership and teamwork to serve the community.
    • To assist as a link between various Iranian Canadian communities and organizations dispersed across Canada.
    • To identify, present and promote the leaders of the Iranian-Canadian community who can be a voice for the community and to assist them in becoming prominent members of the Canadian society in all levels of civic life including Municipal, Provincial and Federal level.
    • To promote and celebrate Iranian culture, values, languages and history and uphold the prestige, dignity and good name and success of Iranian-Canadians and their descendants.
    • To channel the resources and aspirations of Iranian-Canadians towards finding their place in the Canadian society and their full integration into the fabric of Canadian civic life.
    • To support other public and private organizations that provide community related services to those in need in the Iranian Community