Opposition parties want IRGC named as terrorist group after attack on Israel

On Monday morning, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis posted on social media that the party would move a motion to immediately list the IRGC as a terrorist organization.

Hours later, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said the party believes "the IRGC is a terrorist organization and should be thus named."

The Liberal government has for years resisted calls to designate the IRGC as a terrorist group and has argued that such a blunt-force approach could affect low-level people who were compelled to serve in the paramilitary force.

Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly told reporters Monday that Canada condemns the weekend attack by Iran, which she said "only served to destabilize the region" and further escalate tensions in the area.

Speaking Monday following a thwarted weekend Iranian rocket attack on Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said more sanctions are coming for members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Joly also cited comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau back in January, when he said the federal government is looking for ways to "responsibly list the IRGC as a terrorist organization."