OTTAWA — The House of Commons has condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler.
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MPs in the House unanimously supported a Bloc Quebecois motion saluting Cotler’s human rights work and recognizing his political contributions, and condemning what it termed death threats orchestrated by agents of a foreign regime.
The Globe and Mail first reported that the RCMP warned Cotler on Oct. 26 of an imminent threat of assassination within 48 hours.
The newspaper said Cotler was later told the threat against him had been significantly lowered.
It said Cotler, a critic of the Iranian regime, has been under RCMP protection since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
The RCMP and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, which Cotler founded, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.