Senator Dasko -Foreign Leaders Who Violate International Human Rights through Violence or Oppression Must be Held Accountable for Their Actions
Senator Dasko gave a speech in support of Senator Omidvar's Bill S-278.
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Senator Kutcher -Is it Not Reasonable to Ask that Russia, the Aggressor in this Conflict, Pay? And Why Should it Not Start Paying Now?
Senator Kutcher gave a speech in support of Senator Omidvar's Bill S-278.
Leading by Example: Proposed Amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act to Enable the Seizure of Russian State Assets
Senator Omidvar moved second reading of Bill S-278, An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act (disposal of foreign state assets).
Canada Should Honour Mahsa Amini’s Memory by Sanctioning Her Killers
In this op-ed, Senator Omidvar, Bill Browder, and Brandon Silver call for the assets of Iranian torturers to be seized and repurposed to help their victims.
Calling on the Government to Designate the Russian-Supported Wagner Group as a Terrorist Entity
On January 31, 2023, Senator Omidvar's motion that the government designate the Wagner Group as a terrorist entity was unanimously adopted in the Senate.
WATCH: Calls Continue for Canada to List Iran’s IRGC as Terrorist Entity
Senator Omidvar joined Power & Politics to talk about how Canada should list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group.
WATCH: United Nations ‘Orange the World’ in Iran
Senator Omidvar participated in a panel discussion hosted by the European Union’s diplomatic community in Toronto, the Diaspora Film Festival, and the Iranian community.
Canada Can do More to Help Iran’s Imprisoned Protesters
In this op-ed, Senator Ratna Omidvar and Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne urge the Canadian government to increase pressure on the Iranian regime.
Press Release: Senator Ratna Omidvar applauds the Canadian Government for seizing the assets of a sanctioned Russian Oligarch and using these assets to help Ukrainian war victims
Senator Ratna Omidvar comments on the first time Canada is pursuing the seizure/repurposing the assets of a sanctioned oligarch to help rebuild Ukranie
We Can Help Iranian Women and Girls by Seizing the Assets of Corrupt Officials
In an op-ed in the Globe and Mail, Senator Omidvar urges the government to go beyond freezing the assets of sanctioned Iranian officials by confiscating and redirecting them to the victims of the regime.