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Middle Eastern republic. beyond the traditional laws MacKinnon said the people Philip MacKinnon spoke to imposed by the government, of Iran want free enterprise students at Red River the same laws that have led and human rights but not College's Princess Street cam- to human rights violations. the what they see are the pus on Nov. 12 about his "Eighty per cent of excesses of the Western experiences as an ambassador Iranians want to go this world. Iranians don't want to to the country sandwiched route," he said. "It's a com- be considered pro-American, between the volatile Iraq and plicated situation in Iran. a title MacKinnon said is in Pakistan, a country reputed Those who are in power feel opposition to the values of to harbour al Qaeda opera- `if we liberalize, we'll lose the people of Iran. tives. • power." "When there is behaviour "I see people grasping for a The laws of Iran have led contrary to your values, is it future," said MacKinnon, to the United Nations and best to engage or best to iso- who has been ambassador Amnesty International docu- late," he said. since Aug. 24, 2001. "Even ments charging that Iran vio- MacKinnon said Canada though they may stone peo- lates international standards has a role in helping move ple to death, that's just one of human rights. Iran into the future, some- aspect of the country." In an April 3, 2002 report thing he says the majority of According to the federal to the United Nations in the civilian population of government's Department of Geneva, Switzerland, Maurice Iran wants. Foreign Affairs and Copithorne, the UN's Special "In the most general sense, International Trade, the Representative on the situa- Canada has been very much Islamic Republic of Iran is tion of Human Rights in a world leader in trying to located in the Middle East on Iran, said gross human rights find solutions, like through the border of. Oman, the violations still occur in Iran, peace keeping," MacKinnon Persian Gulf, the Caspian and include the legislated said. He also cited the need Sea, and between Iraq and discrimination of women, Pakistan. for fostering economic devel- the use of torture and ston- opment in Iran through trade Iran's capital is Tehran, and ing, and the harassment and and Western investment and the country's population is detention of journalists. technology. estimated at 67 million as of But MacKinnon said it is MacKinnon said people in photo courtesy of Philip MacKinnon July 2000. Languages spoken not his job to judge what the Iran are worried about the MacKinnon said Iran is a beautiful country with cultured in Iran include Farsi, Turkic, Iranian government does, situation in neighbouring Kurdish, Balochi, Arabic, and saying he represents the and imaginative citizens. Turkish. Iraq, but not because they interests of the Canadian are concerned they will be MacKinnon said Iran is a government in Iran. targeted. do believe Iranian immi- beautiful country. his stint in Iran. However, finding his own "People in power are wor- grants do make a great con- "I spent half my career in "I'm not living the life of accord between turning a ried about a pro-American tribution to this country Canada and half abroad," he an ordinary Iranian, but I do blind eye to controversial Iraq. They see a pro- (Canada)." slid. spend a lot of time with government policy, like legis- American Afghanistan," he MacKinnon said his job Iranians. They are a cultured MacKinnon said he started lated human rights viola- said about the result of the also involves representing in the 1960s in South Korea, and imaginative people," he tions, and Canadian interests the interests of Canadians in said. American led war on terror. where he did economic work are a challenge, MacKinnon MacKinnon said beyond regards to human rights in The government of Iran is as a second secretary to said. working to balance occasion- Iran and assisting Iranian Canada's ambassador to called the Unicameral Islamic 'It's a question of a day to communities in Canada. South Korea. Consultative Assembly and al controversial international day balancing act," he said. relations, an ambassador has "One of the fascinating His next job took him to has 290 seats filled by elec- "There's a fine line here many jobs, one of which is things about being an ambas- Tunisia. tions held every four years. between being a representa- working with Iranian immi- sador is the diversity MacKinnon also spent sev- The president and head of tive of your country (and grants. involved. I'm representing 30 eral years working for the state of Iran has been Seyyid being too involved). I know million Canadians to 70 mil- All Mohammad Khatami "Post September 11, the United Nations in Geneva. there are many things wrong whole issues of visas is more lion Iranians." Foreign Affairs said Canada since Aug. 3, 1997. with this country but I see a challenging," he said. MacKinnon has had an There are no political par- country full of evolution." 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