The story can be read at RAIR Foundation. The bones can be seen here though.
There are two groups of expat Iranians on the streets yesterday. The first was a small group I have seen at pretty much the same spot between Parliament and the bridge over the Canal on Rideau st. since the Covid era.
I got an interview with the organizer of that group yesterday on his views of the events of the day. As he and his group had been there for years, I really wanted to focus on how Canadian media had treated his views on Iran. He was very diplomatic in his answer. But it isn’t hard to tell what he really thinks about it.
(As with all the videos in this post, hit the gear and dial it up to the top quality for the best viewing experience)
There was however a MUCH larger group that assembled at the last minute. The first group in the video above is at the hill at least every Saturday if not more often. But hits group was assembled independently and at the very last minute, since they only made the calls when they heard about the attack.
The second group also differs in that they support the instalment of Reza Pahlavi as leader of Iran. He is the son of the late Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was overthrown in 1979 during the Islamic Revolution that brought Ruhollah Khomeini to power. The first group feels he is probably just as bad as the Mullahs but in some other way. They want a more pure democracy.
But the majority seem to want Reza installed.
below is an interview with an organizer of yesterday’s protest:
Below are moments from the march from parliament Hill to the US Embassy in Ottawa. It was a great moment when hundreds of Persians, none of them exactly white by the leftist’s standards, marched past a rag tag few professional leftists while the Persians chanted slogans of devotion and appreciation to Donald Trump and Bibi Netanyahu.
Hearing them chant against the Islamic Republic was also refreshing. It is amazing what non-legacy Canadians and actual refugees can get away with on the streets compared to say, Canadians demanding their basic rights to bodily autonomy.
A couple of stills if anyone wants to share, help demonstrate the mood.








