Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Canada

Prime Minister Stephen Harper Dept: Comments by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird elaborated on a decision that caught many observers off-guard, according to Vancouver Sun. Baird said Canada has always been committed to the Iranian people despite its problems with their government but was concerned about Iran's unwillingness to help protect foreign embassies from attack and mONTREAL - Canada decided to close its embassy in Iran a few weeks ago after spending several months re-evaluating its presence in the country amid growing tension, the federal government said Friday. They cast the move as a security decision in remarks they made Friday, a day on which Western embassies came under attack in different parts of the Muslim world. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.