Citing nuclear program, hostility to Israel and assisting Assad, Foreign Minister John Baird said Canada will expel all Iranian diplomats within five days; Netanyahu: Canada took a moral step.
Opinion: Since the 2006 election of the evangelical conservative politician Stephen Harper as prime minister, Canada has become arguably the most pro-Israel country in the world:
"Canada is obligated to stand up for its ally when it comes under attack from others. Not just because it is the right thing to do, but because history shows us, and the ideology of the anti-Israel mob tell us all too well, that those who threaten the existence of the Jewish people are in the longer term a threat to all of us."
Come to think of it, after the DNC this week, Canada may be the only nation to stand up for Israel. "I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curses you, Genesis 12:3