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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this week that his government has obtained "half a ton" of secret Iranian documents about the development of nuclear weapons.Sebastian Scheiner/AP

While the world waits to see what comes next, it’s worth noting how little shock there was at Israel’s discovery. There’s some debate over the exact implications of the information, but no reasonable person contests the overall findings: that Iran spent enormous time, energy and money working to arm itself with the most lethal of weapons, while insisting it was doing nothing of the sort. Iran lied to the world for years, and no one is surprised.

None of this is disputed. The only surprise is coming from Ottawa, where our Liberal government continues to seek a rapprochement with this most deplorable regime. The Globe and Mail reported this week on documents showing the government making plans to welcome Iranian officials at some point for meetings in Ottawa. The documents also reported that “Canadian officials visited Tehran in May and October 2017 to discuss re-engagement and a range of regional and bilateral issues.”

 

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