Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says that while legislation is coming within weeks to get tough on the Iranian regime, there is no timeline for hiring people to help enforce fresh sanctions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a week ago that Canada would ban thousands of Iranian officials from entering the country, pledging $76 million to enforce new sanctions.
Mendicino said Thursday this would involve hiring 30 new people as either RCMP officers or public servants
“We’re not talking about months, I would say certainly within weeks,” Mendicino told reporters.
But on Friday, Mendicino clarified that timeline, saying he meant legislation will come soon. He had no target date for hiring experts to enforce the new sanctions….