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Reporter Roundtable: A 'pathetic' response to Iran visa drama

5/1/202623 min

After a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander had a visa for Canada granted and revoked, Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, Canadian Press deputy parliamentary bureau chief Mia Rabson and La Presse parliamentary bureau chief Joël-Denis Bellavance argue that the Carney government's sparse explanations amount to another communications failure — particularly after what Fife calls a 'pathetic performance' by the immigration minister at committee.

Clips

Call it a screw-up
“Privacy is a bogus argument”
Talking privacy, but talking anyway
Warning shots from Washington
Accountable but not responsible?
Was hosting FIFA worth it?

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First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

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  2. Joel-Denis Bellavance· Guest0:29

    [upbeat music] This is a CBC podcast.

  3. David Cochrane· Host0:33

    [upbeat music] Hey, it's David, coming to you as the federal government is under fire over how and why a former Iranian military commander was given a permit to enter Canada. The official was only turned away after he landed in Toronto, ahead of a FIFA World Cup gathering in Vancouver.

  4. Speaker 3· Soundbite0:54

    Did you know about the visa, yes or no? Again, no IRGC member has been admitted to Canada- I asked whether somebody was admitted ... and we will not comment on individual cases. I did- We've still got way more questions than answers, so it's a great time to bring in our reporter roundtable to look at how this story is unfolding.

  5. David Cochrane· Host1:11

    So let's get to it. [upbeat music] Robert Fife is the Ottawa Bureau Chief for The Globe and Mail, Mia Rabson is the Deputy Parliamentary Bureau Chief at the Canadian Press, and Joel-Denis Bellavance is the Parliamentary Bureau Chief for La Presse. Uh, Bob, look, there's a lot of things we

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