OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Dion says maintaining sanctions on Iran will only hurt Canadian companies such as Montreal-based airplane manufacturer Bombardier.
Dion says Canada will lift a series of sanctions on Iran following its historic nuclear deal with six major western powers earlier this month.
Iran is anxious to do business with the West, including buying aircraft and says it has reached a deal with the French consortium Airbus to buy jets.
The opposition Conservatives continue to push the Liberals to maintain a hardline policy towards Iran, including sanctions and keeping its embassy shuttered in Tehran.
The former Conservative government severed diplomatic …read more
Source: National Newswatch
