Carney breaks silence as Iranian regime slaughters pro-freedom protestors
Carney and his Liberal government have finally broken their silence on the intensifying protests threatening to topple the Islamist dictatorship in Iran.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal government have finally broken their silence on the intensifying protests threatening to topple the Islamist dictatorship in Iran. Carney and his cabinet issued a joint statement condemning the brutal Islamic regime after 15 nights of demonstrations, communication blackouts, and violence against protesters.
In a statement released on X Friday, the 13th night of revolutionary protests in Iran, Carney broke his nearly two week silence on the uprising that has seized every major city in Iran since the end of December.
“The reports of violence, arbitrary arrests, and intimidation tactics by the Iranian regime against its own people are profoundly concerning,” he said. “Canada strongly condemns the killing of protesters, and urges Iran to allow for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear of reprisal.”
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, along with the foreign ministers of Australia and the European Union, similarly commended the bravery of the Iranian people and condemned the Islamic regime for suppressing the protesters.
“Iran must immediately end the use of excessive and lethal force by its security forces including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij against protestors. Too many lives – over 40 to date – have already been lost,” the joint statement reads.“The Iranian regime has the responsibility to protect its own population and must allow for the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear of reprisal.”
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled heir to the Iranian throne, directly asked world leaders to “act more decisively” in their support of the Iranian people and help them have a voice as the regime imposes an internet and telephone line blackout in the country.
“I call on them to use all technical, financial, and diplomatic resources available to restore communication to the Iranian people so that their voice and their will can be heard and seen,” Pahlavi said. “Do not let the voices of my courageous compatriots be silenced.”
Revolutionaries in Iran have chanted pro-Shah and anti-regime slogans for the last 13 nights, calling for Pahlavi’s return to replace the regime. Pahlavi has stated that, if the revolution succeeds, he would establish a transitional government to hold a referendum on the kind of secular democracy Iranians desire.
After Pahlavi’s post, graphic footage continues to emerge from Iran despite the regime’s efforts to block communications, showing protesters being shot and killed. In a speech on Friday, Ayatollah Khamenei called protesters “the enemy” and promised not to show them mercy. Iran’s state TV and officials began threatening that “protesters will be shot.”
On Thursday, Canada marked the six-year anniversary of the shooting down of Flight PS752 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a listed terrorist entity in Canada and the regime’s military arm, killing 55 Canadians and 30 permanent residents.
Carney released a statement about the 176 innocent lives lost at the hands of the regime and promised to continue “pressing for justice for the families who died.” However, he has remained silent about the millions of Iranians protesting for the removal of the regime that shot down the plane.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and other Conservative MPs, including Melissa Lantsman, Roman Baber, Costas Menegakis, and Andrew Lawton, have been vocal supporters of pro-freedom Iranians, with several sharing videos from protesters.
On Thursday, Poilievre wrote that he stands with the victims of the regime and “with the Iranian people in their fight for freedom against the tyrants in Tehran.”
Following the call to action from Pahlavi and the Iranian Diaspora in Canada to do more to pressure the regime and protect the diaspora from regime officials living in Canada, Foreign Policy Canada, operated by Global Affairs Canada, released a statement. The statement urged “Iranian authorities” to protect hospitals and their patients and to “respect the fundamental rights of Iranians to protest safely and peacefully.”
Global Affairs Canada told True North last week it was concerned about potential human rights violations by the regime. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action against the regime if it killed its own citizens.
On Thursday, Amnesty International confirmed at least 28 protesters and bystanders had been killed as of Jan. 3, 2026. The Associated Press noted at least 62 people have been killed in the protests.
As the Islamist regime in Iran continued to shoot at protesters, Pahlavi called on Trump to “please be prepared to intervene” to help the Iranian people after the massacre.
More than 10,000 anti-regime Iranians and their supporters gathered in Toronto on Saturday, with more protests planned for the following days.
So intimidation and arbitrary arrests are unacceptable says Carney who strongly supported the use of Emergency Act against lawful, peaceful truckers.
Toothless. Still it's nice of Carney to finally -- late to the game -- say the right stuff.
Now the powers that CAN act, SHOULD. It just happens that Carney's Canada isn't one of those powers. So X-posting is about the limit of what he can do.