FUREY: Staying tough on Iran should be a non-partisan issue 11/16/2017 12:10:27 AM Iran missile is a threat to the Middle East Toronto Sun, November 14, 2017  - Canada has a history of going tough on Iran. But now we’re softening our approach to a country long criticized for human rights abuses and questionable nuclear ambitions.  Over 10 years ago Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin gave the regime’s ambassador to Canada a dressing down over one of then-Iranian president  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  ’s particularly anti-Semitic speeches. Five years ago Stephen Harper shut down trade and closed shop on diplomatic relations over human rights issues. But Justin Trudeau is taking a different approach. He promised during the 2015 campaign to restore diplomatic and economic relations and they’re now heading in that direction. This all coming on the heels of President Obama’s nuclear deal with the country, which lifts sanctions and normalizes trade in exch...