Justin Trudeau and his party continued to flip flop on foreign policies depending on how Trudeau's image needs to be portrayed in the polls.

1. Foreign Affairs – Iran
and Canada –
September 2018
Paul Young CPA, CGA
September 10, 2018

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4 and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Foreign Policy
• SME – Financial Planning and Analysis
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. Agenda
• Iran Demographics
• Iran Government
• Iran 1970s and Iran 2017
• Iran GDP
• Natural Gas
• Iran FDI
• Canada and Iran
• Alexander Trudeau/Documentary

4. Iran Demographics
Source - http://www.indexmundi.com/iran/demographics_profile.html

5. Iran Government
Iran is a Middle-Eastern country
also known as the Islamic Republic
of Iran and has a theocratic
government, in which most policies
are based on Islamic religious
ideologies. The political structure of
the country comprises of the
supreme leader, the executive, the
legislature, the judiciary, and other
institutions such as the Assembly of
Experts, the Expediency
Discernment Council, and the City
and Village Councils of Iran.
http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-
government-does-the-iran-have.html

6. Iran 1970s IRAN Now

7. Iran GDP
Iran is the second largest economy in the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region after Saudi Arabia, with an
estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
in 2015 of US$393.7 billion. It also has the
second largest population of the region
after Egypt, with an estimated 78.8 million
people in 2015. Iran’s economy is
characterized by the hydrocarbon sector,
agriculture and services sectors, and a
noticeable state presence in manufacturing
and financial services. Iran ranks second in
the world in natural gas reserves and
fourth in proven crude oil reserves.
Economic activity and government
revenues still depend to a large extent on
oil revenues and therefore remain volatile.
Source - https://www.statista.com/statistics/294534/iran-share-of-
economic-sectors-in-gdp/ or
https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/iran/overview

8. Natural Gas – Syria and
Iran
http://www.news.com.au/world/middle-
east/is-the-fight-over-a-gas-pipeline-fuelling-
the-worlds-bloodiest-conflict/news-
story/74efcba9554c10bd35e280b63a9afb74
In fact 80 per cent of the gas that Russian state-controlled
company Gazprom produces is sold to Europe, so maintaining
this crucial market is very important.
But Europe doesn’t like being so reliant on Russia for fuel and
has been trying to reduce its dependence. It’s a move that is
supported by the United States as it would weaken Russian
influence over Europe.
This has not gone down well with Russia, which uses its power
over gas as political leverage and has a history of cutting off
supply to countries during conflicts. It has even gone to war in
Georgia and Ukraine to disrupt plans to export gas from other
parts of the Middle East.
Before the civil war, two competing
pipelines put forward by Qatar and Iran
aimed to transport gas to Europe through
Syria.
Qatar’s plans were first put forward in
2009 and involved building a pipeline
from the Persian Gulf via Saudi Arabia,
Jordan, Syria and Turkey.
The gas field located 3000 meters below
the floor of the Persian Gulf is the largest
natural gas field in the world. Qatar owns
about two-thirds of the resource but can’t
capitalize on it fully because it relies on
tankers to deliver it to other countries
and this makes its gas more expensive
than Russia’s.
It was hoped the pipeline would provide
cheaper access to Europe but Syrian
President Bashar al Assad refused to give
permission for the pipeline to go through
his territory. Some believe Russia
pressured him to reject the pipeline to
safeguard its own business.

9. IRAN FDI
Iran approved the attraction of $11.8 billion in foreign direct
investment during the 12 months to December 21.
Of this sum, $11.33 billion pertain to greenfield and $496 million to
brownfield investments, according to a report recently published
in the government's official website.
The report was published in the runup to the anniversary of the
implementation of Iran’s historic nuclear deal with world powers,
known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, on January 16,
2016. The deal, signed in July 2015, granted Iran relief from years
of economic sanctions in exchange for rolling back the scope of its
nuclear program.
The deal opened the gates to an inflow of foreign capital to rebuild
infrastructures worn out and underdeveloped under the sanctions
at a time when the country faced a nosedive in the price of oil,
which has traditionally been the government's main source of
revenues.
https://financialtribune.com/articles/domes
tic-economy/57154/iran-approves-118b-of-
fdi-post-sanctions

10. Iran – Banking System
https://www.gfmag.com/magazine/may-2016/lifting-veil-iranian-banks

11. Canada and Iran
Government of Canada

12. On June 12, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led the
Liberal Party in supporting a Conservative Party
motion condemning "the current regime in Iran for its ongoing
sponsorship of terrorism around the world, including
instigating violent attacks on the Gaza border." It also called
for designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
(IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
Trudeau's vote marked a sudden, unprecedented U-turn from
more than 10 years of his personal and very public support for
pro-Islamist causes and Iran, beginning in 2008 when he
entered the parliament.
Since Justin Trudeau's election two and a half years ago,
however, the U.S. has grown increasingly worried about the
Canadian government in general, and the prime minister in
particular. Trudeau has called those who oppose the return of
ISIS fighters to Canada "Islamophobic." He also has said that
ISIS fighters can be a "powerful voice for preventing
radicalization" in Canada, even though his government does
not have a deradicalization program. In addition, the
government has yet to appoint a leader for the Canada Centre
for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence.
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12549/canadian-iran-
policy#.W5Y4WJBBZc4.twitter
Iran and Justin Trudeau

13. Alexandre Trudeau
(Justin Trudeau’s
Brother
http://www.neveragaincanada.ca/justin-trudeaus-brother-and-
political-advisor-works-with-iran-to-help-its-nuclear-program/
Alexandre Trudeau, son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau,
and brother and senior political adviser to Liberal leadership
candidate Justin, has been working with the Iranian government to
create propaganda to whitewash its nuclear arms program.
Press TV, the Iranian state-owned propaganda organ, was a co-
producer of the documentary The New Great Game, which was
produced and directed by Alexandre Trudeau. According
to Honest Reporting Canada Executive Director Mike Fegelman,
in the film, the Liberal MP’s brother “reports that Iran’s atomic
ambitions are for “defensive” purposes only, serving as an effective
“deterrent” against Israeli "aggression” and belligerence

14. https://en.mehrnews.com/news/130219/Iran-Canada-to-hold-meeting-at-expert-level
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday that Canada and Iran will hold another meeting at expert level to discuss consular services to
Iranian citizens and Canadians in both Tehran and Canada adding “the first step will be the establishment of an embassy’s foreign interest section.”
Bahram Ghasemi, Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that given the new developments in today’s world and the Canadian government readiness,
they can take more steps in that regard.
Ghasemi hoped for better relations between the two countries, saying “we hope that the Canadian Government now sees Iran's effective role in
combating terrorism and stabilizing the region, and considers Iranians’ effective presence in Canada, as a highly educated community,” adding “we
can take more steps to improve bilateral relations.”
1. Trudeau’s brother has visited Iran many times including making a documentary - http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/mike-fegelman/alexandre-trudeau_b_2018038.html
2. Both Israel and Saudi Arabia have voiced concerns about Iran, especially their nuclear weapons capability - https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/17/israel-and-saudi-arabia-forging
ties-could-mean-war-with-iran-commentary.html
3. Most people that applied for refugee status from a country do not go back and visit it - http://torontosun.com/2016/10/21/monsef-visit-to-iran-raises-questions/wcm/335019b0
be60-4c04-8d75-3120bac628c9 (Maryam Monsef went back to Iran in 2014)
4. Omer Alghabra met with Iranian officials - http://www.iccongress.ca/tags/omar_alghabra . Omer is key member of Trudeau’s foreign affairs team -
http://torontosun.com/2017/07/12/when-canada-meets-with-the-islamic-world-whos-calling-the-shots/wcm/ae7a2db4-4b36-4cef-958f-d4c224d74471. It also appears that Omar
has direct ties to Syria - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/syrian-canadian-mp-omar-alghabras-story-is-one-shared-by-millions/article37464252/
5. Trump de-certified the nuclear deal with Iran - http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/10/13/trump-iran-strategy-full-speech.cnn
Iran and Russia back Assad - http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/russia-iran-vow-continued-military-support-assad-170408184313230.html
Saudi Arabia and Iran are feuding over the middle east - https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/20/saudi-arabia-and-irans-conflict-in-yemen.html
Iran won a UN seat on Women’s right council https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/25/iran-wins-seat-un-body-presses-womens-rights/ -
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/world/middleeast/iran-saudi-women.html?mtrref=www.google.ca&gwh=BC701760FA51B20292CBB007835C4FDB&gwt=pay
6. Trudeau calls himself a feminist - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/justin-trudeau-men-feminist-movement-stick-up-women-sexism-canada-prime-
minister-a7960196.html. Yet Trudeau says little about countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran when it comes to women’s right
7. USA and NATO on Iran - https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/06/nato-warn-son-us-approach-to-iran-terror-threat-and-nuclear-compliance.html. I would suspect that Trump will
get hard with NATO in terms of funding. USA is big contributor to NATO.
Blog - Iran

15. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/world/midd
leeast/syria-russia-israel-air-base.html
Iran is the big problem it the Middle East. Iran backs
Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and factions in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has warned the world that Iran is big
threat and world does nothing to combat it!
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/open-
secret-saudi-arabia-israel-get-cozy-n821136
The new Saudi King is also introducing reforms!
Source -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/foreign-
affairs-and-policies-canada-justin-trudeau-august-
2018
Blog #2 – Iran
MP – Omar Alghabra
Hey Omar - Canada respects
religion. You are trying pander for
votes.
BTW:
http://www.cjnews.com/news/ca
nada/islamist-allegations-surface-
after-mp-given-key-role
How about you come clean with
your ties to the Muslim
Brotherhood?

16. Could you imagine how the oil and gas sector would have
benefited from exports to India? Trudeau decided that polls
were more important that winning over Modi and the rest of
India. Trudeau did say he would strengthen trade ties with
both India and China. How has that work for Cda
I guess it is time for another dancing trip to India!
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-usa-iran/us-india-
in-very-detailed-talks-about-halting-iran-oil-imports-state-
department-official-idUSKCN1LM0FW
USA is aggressive with Iran. Where is PM Trudeau?
I guess it is time for another dancing trip to India!
@JustinTrudeau you failed to build meaningful relations with
both India and China!
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-usa-iran/us-india-
in-very-detailed-talks-about-halting-iran-oil-imports-state-
department-official-idUSKCN1LM0FW
USA is aggressive with Iran. Where is PM Trudeau?
Blog #3 - Iran
• Countries around the world are tired
of Trudeau pushing his social agenda
• Iran human rights record is seldom if
ever called out by Trudeau -
https://www.hrw.org/world-
report/2018/country-chapters/iran.
Yet Trudeau continues to flip flop on
Iran, why?