FUREY: Staying tough on Iran should be a non-partisan issue Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives an interview to The Associated Press at his office, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 15, 2017. Ebrahim Noroozi  /  AP 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 de...