Maryam Monsef Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Maryam Monsef
Native Name:مریم منصف
Native Name Lang:fa
Office:Minister for Women and Gender Equality
Primeminister:Justin Trudeau
Predecessor:Patty Hajdu
Successor:Marci Ien
Term Start:January 10, 2017
Term End:October 26, 2021
Office1:Minister of Rural Economic Development
Primeminister1:Justin Trudeau
Predecessor1:Bernadette Jordan
Successor1:Gudie Hutchings
Term Start1:November 20, 2019
Term End1:October 26, 2021
Office2:Minister of International Development
Primeminister2:Justin Trudeau
Predecessor2:Marie-Claude Bibeau
Successor2:Karina Gould
Term Start2:March 1, 2019
Term End2:November 20, 2019
Office3:Minister of Democratic Institutions
Primeminister3:Justin Trudeau
Predecessor3:Pierre Poilievre
Successor3:Karina Gould
Term Start3:November 4, 2015
Term End3:February 1, 2017
Office4:President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Primeminister4:Justin Trudeau
Predecessor4:Denis Lebel
Successor4:Karina Gould
Term Start4:November 4, 2015
Term End4:January 10, 2017
Riding5:Peterborough—Kawartha
Parliament5:Canadian
Term Start5:October 19, 2015
Term End5:September 20, 2021
Predecessor5:Dean Del Mastro (2014)
Successor5:Michelle Ferreri
Birth Name:Maryam Monsefzadeh[1]
Birth Date:7 November 1984
Birth Place:Mashhad, Iran
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Liberal
Residence:Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:Trent University

Maryam Monsef (Persian: مریم منصف, born Monsefzadeh;[1] November 7, 1984) is a former Afghan Canadian politician. She served as the member of Parliament for the riding of Peterborough—Kawartha from 2015 to 2021 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

A member of the 29th Canadian Ministry, she served as the Minister for Women and Gender Equality from 2017 to 2021, as Minister of Rural Economic Development from 2019 to 2021, and as Minister of International Development in 2019. She also served as Minister of Democratic Institutions and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada from 2015 to 2017. Monsef was defeated in her riding in the 2021 federal election.

Family and education

Monsef was born at the Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad, Iran,[2] to Hazara Afghan parents who had fled during the Soviet–Afghan War, and lived with her family there in childhood, together with periods in Herat, Afghanistan, in 1987–1988 and 1993–1996.[3] Because Iran and Afghanistan (before 2000)[4] followed the principle of jus sanguinis in their respective nationality laws, Monsef was born an Afghan citizen.[5] Her father was killed on the Iran–Afghanistan border while travelling in 1988, although it is unknown whether he was killed by bandits or Soviet troops.[3] Her uncle had, years earlier, vanished along with several roommates while attending the University of Kabul, in circumstances suggested to have been connected to anti-communist political activity. The family struggled in Iran because of low economic and social prospects for Afghan migrants,[6] even though they had legal status as "involuntary migrants" (mohajerin) under Iranian rules in effect prior to 1992.[7] In 1996, during their second return to Herat, her mother opted to move the family to Canada, and the resulting journey involved travelling through Iran, Pakistan, and Jordan.[8]

Upon arrival, the family took up residence in Peterborough, where Monsef's uncle already lived. They relied on the support of several charity organizations, including the YMCA and the Salvation Army.[8] Monsef has continued to raise money for humanitarian activities in Afghanistan.[9]

In 2003, Monsef enrolled at Trent University,[10] from which she graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology.[11] After graduation, from 2011 to 2014, she worked in several public sector positions in the Peterborough area.

In 2019, she announced her engagement to former Liberal member of Parliament Matt DeCourcey.[12]

Monsef holds dual citizenship with Afghanistan.[13]

Political career

In 2014, Monsef was offered a job in Afghanistan but was unable to enter the country because of security concerns.[14] She then went to Iran to work on relief efforts for Afghan refugees, which encouraged her to focus on political endeavours.[14]

Municipal politics

When Monsef returned to Canada, she ran for Mayor of Peterborough in 2014, finishing a close second.[15]

Federal politics

Later that same year, she was nominated as the Liberal Party candidate for the 2015 federal election.[16] She was elected on October 19, 2015, with 43.8% of the vote.[17] [18]

Cabinet appointments

Monsef was appointed as Minister of Democratic Institutions in Justin Trudeau's Cabinet on November 4, 2015.[19] [20] She has variously been referred to as the second- or fourth-youngest minister ever appointed to the Cabinet.[8] [21] According to The Hill Times, Monsef was named President of the Queen's Privy Council in Canada although it was unclear at the time whether she had been sworn into that office.[22] Monsef has described this position as "largely ceremonial."[23] The Parliamentary website subsequently indicated that she had assumed the position on November 4.[24]

On January 10, 2017, Monsef was sworn in as Minister for Women and Gender Equality (previously known as the Minister of Status of Women). On March 1, 2019, she was appointed Minister of International Development.[25] She was sworn in as Minister of Rural Economic Development on November 20, 2019.[26]

Criticism and controversy

Handling of portfolio

On May 10, 2016, Monsef gave notice in the House of Commons of the government's plans for the composition of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform, which was to have ten members—six members of the Liberal Party, three members from the Conservative Party, and one member from the New Democratic Party.[27] This attracted immediate controversy, as the government possessed a majority of the committee seats and thus could theoretically recommend alterations to the electoral system without the support of any other party. As well, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois objected to their lack of voting representation on the committee, although they were invited to attend meetings.[28]

On June 2, 2016, the Liberal government reversed course, and both Trudeau and Monsef advised that they would support Nathan Cullen's motion for the composition of the committee, which would instead have twelve members—five Liberals, three Conservatives, two New Democrats, and one member from each of the Bloc Québécois and the Green Party.[29]

Following the release of the final report of the Electoral Reform Committee Monsef criticized the Members of the committee stating "On the main question on the hard choices that we had asked the committee to make, the members of the committee took a pass," and "We asked the committee to help answer very difficult questions for us. It did not do that." The remarks were considered inaccurate and offensive to the Members of the Committee.[30] Monsef later apologized for her comments.[31]

In late 2016, the Government contracted Vox Pop Labs to create an online survey for Canadians on electoral reform at a website called mydemocracy.ca.[32] The survey was condemned as unscientific and misleading by journalists for allowing unlimited entries from one person and failing to ask direct questions about electoral systems. It was also widely mocked by political observers and electoral reform advocates.[33] [34] Conservative MP Scott Reid and Green Party leader Elizabeth May both claimed the survey looked more like an online dating survey.[35]

In early 2017 Monsef was replaced as Democratic Institutions Minister by Karina Gould and the Liberal campaign promise to replace the first-past-the-post electoral system was not pursued further.[36]

Place of birth

Monsef has been criticized for stating that she was born in Afghanistan, when in fact she was born in Iran.[37] When this was revealed in September 2016,[3] some commentators pointed out that this could lead to revocation of her Canadian citizenship and potential deportation,[38] while others have criticized the absurdity of the present law[39] or decried the importation of birtherism into Canadian politics.[40] The Trudeau government has regularly revoked citizenship from individuals who had become citizens through fraudulent means – including individuals who came to Canada as children but whose parents had made false claims on their immigration forms.[41] [42] In an interview at that time, former MP Dean Del Mastro said that political workers in the 2014 municipal and 2015 federal campaigns knew she was not born in Afghanistan, but chose not to make an issue of it.[43] Monsef made a request to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to update her information.[44]

In October 2016, her office revealed that she had travelled to Iran with pilgrimage visas in an Afghan passport in 2010, 2013 and 2014 in order to visit the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad.[45] As this type of visa is normally for a single entry to Iran and does not allow a holder to work, her previous admissions that she had crossed over to Afghanistan and back in 2014, together with working with an Iran-based charity at that time, have caught the attention of Iranian authorities.[46] In a 2014 interview in Peterborough, Monsef admitted that she wanted the trip to "remain hush-hush."[46] [47]

Open microphone incident

In November 2020 Monsef accidentally left her microphone on during a vote in the House of Commons while participating virtually on Zoom. As a result, the camera showed her saying "The question they're going to ask me — how much do I make now? Like 250?" As a cabinet minister, her annual salary at the time was $269,800.00.[48]

Monsef was criticized for the comments as her salary was more than four times the median wage in her riding and yet she was casually discussing her own salary without knowing it to the nearest $20,000.[49] It was unclear what prompted Monsef to make the comment; however, her office later released a statement claiming "Due to a technical error a private conversation was broadcasted."[50]

Taliban comments

On August 25, 2021, during a press conference regarding the Taliban overthrow of the democratically elected government of Afghanistan, Monsef sparked controversy after she referred to Taliban militants as her "brothers" while calling on them to allow safe passage for refugees and stop engaging in genocide and femicide.[51] [52] [53] [54] The Canadian government designates the Taliban as a terrorist organization, which has been responsible for the deaths of 158 Canadian soldiers since 2001.[55] In response to widespread criticism, Monsef stated that Muslims around the world refer to non-family members as brothers and sisters,[51] and that she "believe[s] deeply that the Taliban are a terrorist organization." Many Farsi speakers and Afghans debunked Monsef's premise on the cultural context of calling the Taliban "brothers", and some have even attributed her defeat in 2021 Canadian election to that comment.[56] [57] [58]

2021 election

Monsef was defeated in the 2021 federal election.[59]

Electoral record

Municipal

2014 Peterborough municipal election - Mayor of Peterborough[60]
Candidate Votes % of vote
11,21041.4
Maryam Monsef 9,87936.5
Alan Wilson 4,05214.9
Patti S. Peeters 1,5645.8
George "Terry" LeBlanc 2020.7
Tom Young 1830.7
Total 27,090100.0

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Notes and References

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  2. News: Malcolm . Candice . November 4, 2016 . Trudeau's defence of Monsef gets the facts wrong . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027185112/https://torontosun.com/2016/11/04/trudeaus-defence-of-monsef-gets-the-facts-wrong . October 27, 2021.
  3. News: Fife . Robert . September 22, 2016 . Heralded as Canada's first Afghan-born MP, Maryam Monsef shocked to discover truth of roots . . registration . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230912022758/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/mp-maryam-monsef-was-born-in-iran-not-afghanistan/article31995873/ . September 12, 2023.
  4. Web site: Law of Citizenship in Afghanistan. . 6 November 1936 . refworld.org . . November 1, 2023.
  5. News: Liberal MP Maryam Monsef, Canada's first Afghan cabinet minister, was actually born in Iran . . . . September 22, 2016 . November 1, 2023.
  6. Web site: Afghan citizens in Iran. . March 14, 2011. landinfo.no. Country of Origin Information Centre. Oslo. 5–6.
  7. Book: Unwelcome Guests: Iran's Violation of Afghan Refugee and Migrant Rights. . 2013. 978-1-62313-0770. Human Rights Watch. 32. .
  8. News: Maryam Monsef Came To Canada As A Refugee. Now, She's A Cabinet Minister. . Raj . Althia . Althia Raj . November 5, 2015 . September 22, 2016 . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216100642/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/maryam-monsef-came-to-canada-as-a-refugee-now-shes-a-cabinet_n_8468048 . December 16, 2022.
  9. News: Monsef becomes Peterborough's first female MP, youngest MP ever elected in riding . . October 20, 2015 . . registration . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101104133/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/monsef-becomes-peterboroughs-first-female-mp-youngest-mp-ever-elected-in-riding/article_d8d5b76a-91e2-5bee-941f-b000bb4c28e0.html . November 1, 2023.
  10. . US President Gives Shout-out to Trent Alumna in Parliament . Peterborough, Ontario, Canada . . June 30, 2016 . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027190339/https://www.trentu.ca/news/story/15851 . October 27, 2021.
  11. Web site: Maryam Monsef . . 2010 . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184317/http://www.trentu.ca/pastconvocations/profiles_2010monsef.php . October 27, 2021.
  12. News: Liberal Minister Announces Engagement To Defeated MP . . November 7, 2019 . November 8, 2019 . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184211/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/maryam-monsef-matt-decourcey-engaged_ca_5d7bd9c7e4b03b5fc882f3c3 . October 27, 2021.
  13. News: As Australia ousts MPs with dual citizenship, Canada's Parliament embraces many in its ranks . December 10, 2017 . Harris . Kathleen . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708133700/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dual-citizenship-mps-senators-parliament-australia-1.4439522 . July 8, 2023.
  14. News: Du confinement afghan aux lumières parlementaires . From Afghan confinement to parliamentary lights . Buzzetti . Hélène . May 16, 2016 . fr . . November 1, 2023.
  15. News: Fekete . Jason . November 3, 2015 . First Afghan-born MP wants to return Canada's kindness . live . . Ottawa, Ontario . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122184119/https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/first-afghan-born-mp-wants-to-return-canadas-kindness . January 22, 2022 . April 3, 2024.
  16. News: Maryam Monsef wins Grit vote, will run to replace Dean Del Masto . . May 2, 2015 . . registration . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101105738/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/maryam-monsef-wins-grit-vote-will-run-to-replace-dean-del-masto/article_9de126d7-8c50-526a-a0f6-724bb23a3ba2.html . November 1, 2023.
  17. News: Liberal Maryam Monsef wins in Peterborough-Kawartha . Morales . Steve . October 20, 2015 . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027183910/https://globalnews.ca/news/2285985/maryam-monsef-wins-in-peterborough-kawartha/ . October 27, 2021.
  18. http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e Peterborough-Kawartha Election Results
  19. News: Full list of Justin Trudeau's 2015 cabinet . November 4, 2015 . November 5, 2015 . . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922080841/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/full-list-of-justin-trudeau-s-2015-cabinet-1.3300699 . September 22, 2023.
  20. News: Maryam Monsef named to Trudeau cabinet . . November 4, 2015 . . registration . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101102427/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/maryam-monsef-named-to-trudeau-cabinet/article_9f7b0d26-4568-52d2-bb2a-936643377dd3.html . November 1, 2023.
  21. News: Trudeau’s cabinet: A who’s who. Now, what’s next? . Solomon . Evan . Evan Solomon . Geddes . John . . November 4, 2015 . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004185559/https://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/video/the-trudeau-cabinet-assessing-the-picks-and-challenges-ahead/ . October 4, 2022.
  22. News: Youngest Cabinet minister Monsef also President of Queen's Privy Council . Naumetz . Tim . November 10, 2015 . . subscription . November 1, 2023 . The youngest woman in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet, who arrived in Canada with her family as a child refugee from Afghanistan 20 years ago, was quietly named President of the Queen’s Privy Council in Canada..
  23. News: Peterborough MP Maryam Monsef's schedule filling up as she takes on committee positions . November 12, 2015 . Frank . Sarah . . registration . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101111338/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-mp-maryam-monsefs-schedule-filling-up-as-she-takes-on-committee-positions/article_afe1a263-d4e8-520a-b900-7b037f2f85e8.html . November 1, 2023.
  24. Web site: The Hon. Maryam Monsef, P.C., M.P. . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184104/https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18530 . October 27, 2021.
  25. News: Trudeau shuffles MacAulay, Monsef, Bibeau to new cabinet roles after Wilson-Raybould’s resignation . Connolly . Amanda . March 1, 2019 . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205160803/https://globalnews.ca/news/5011764/justin-trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-snc-lavalin-affair/ . December 5, 2022.
  26. News: Who's who in Justin Trudeau's 2019 cabinet . Zimonjic . Peter . November 20, 2019 . November 21, 2019 . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408024227/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-full-cabinet-complete-list-1.5365026 . April 8, 2023.
  27. Web site: Order Paper and Notice Paper . May 11, 2016 . 53 . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211006101414/https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/House/421/NoticeOrder/053/ordpaper053.PDF . October 6, 2021.
  28. News: Liberals To Keep Majority On New, All-Party Electoral Reform Committee . Raj . Althia . Althia Raj . May 11, 2016 . May 12, 2016 . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206070706/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/liberals-to-keep-majority-on-new-all-party-electoral-reform-com_n_9902158 . February 6, 2023.
  29. News: Liberals agree to give majority to Opposition on electoral reform committee . Stone . Laura . June 2, 2016 . . registration . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824004452/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-agree-to-surrender-majority-on-electoral-reform-committee/article30244700/ . August 24, 2023.
  30. News: Maryam Monsef apologizes multiple times for saying electoral reform committee didn’t do their job . November 2, 2016 . . . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184033/https://globalnews.ca/news/3102539/maryam-monsef-apologizes-electoral-reform-committee/ . October 27, 2021.
  31. News: Maryam Monsef apologizes to electoral reform committee . December 2, 2016 . . . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184438/https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/maryam-monsef-apologizes-to-electoral-reform-committee/ . October 27, 2021.
  32. News: Government asks Canadians to take online survey on electoral reform . December 5, 2016 . Blanchfield . Mike . . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201106180320/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/government-asks-canadians-to-take-online-survey-on-electoral-reform-1.3189603 . November 6, 2020.
  33. News: New electoral reform tool mydemocracy.ca draws fire online . December 5, 2016 . Scotti . Monique . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131211932/https://globalnews.ca/news/3106870/new-electoral-reform-tool-mydemocracy-ca-draws-fire-online/ . January 31, 2023.
  34. News: Electoral reform survey sparks online backlash . December 5, 2016 . Otis . Daniel . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018020910/http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/electoral-reform-survey-sparks-online-backlash-1.3190554 . October 18, 2022.
  35. News: 'A dating website designed by Fidel Castro': Opposition blasts Liberal electoral reform survey . December 6, 2016 . Wherry . Aaron . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119164018/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/monsef-survey-electoral-reform-1.3882359 . November 19, 2022.
  36. News: Rookie MP Karina Gould to take over troubled democratic reform file . January 10, 2017 . Stone . Laura . . registration . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326035627/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/rookie-mp-karina-gould-to-take-over-troubled-democratic-reform-file/article33574092/ . March 26, 2023.
  37. News: New questions in Monsef case . . October 10, 2016 . . November 1, 2023.
  38. News: Maryam Monsef could be stripped of her citizenship without a hearing after revealing she was born in Iran . . September 27, 2016 . . . November 1, 2023.
  39. News: Maryam Monsef controversy highlights absurd citizenship law: Editorial . . September 28, 2016 . . limited . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027222652/https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2016/09/28/maryam-monsef-controversy-highlights-absurd-citizenship-law-editorial.html . October 27, 2021.
  40. News: Birtherism comes to Canada with the Maryam Monsef 'scandal' . September 30, 2016 . Southey . Tabatha . . registration . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028032045/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/birtherism-comes-to-canada-with-the-maryam-monsef-scandal/article32163847/ . October 28, 2021.
  41. News: Trudeau government revoking citizenship at much higher rate than Conservatives . October 9, 2016 . October 11, 2016 . Dyer . Evan . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813014404/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/citizenship-revocation-trudeau-harper-1.3795733 . August 13, 2023.
  42. News: MALCOLM: Monsef's papers still aren't in order and the media still hardly cares . Malcolm . Candice . November 28, 2017 . . November 1, 2023.
  43. News: Del Mastro: I knew the truth about Monsef all along . September 22, 2016 . Lacey . Mike . . registration. November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101120607/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/del-mastro-i-knew-the-truth-about-monsef-all-along/article_5ad4fdb2-6c97-5ef3-af67-1d0580a40b26.html . November 1, 2023.
  44. News: Maryam Monsef still waiting on citizenship paperwork after birthplace revelation . November 23, 2017 . Smith . Joanna . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113121354/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/monsef-citizenship-birthplace-1.4415525 . November 13, 2022.
  45. News: Monsef travelled to Iran on religious pilgrimage . October 27, 2016 . Malcolm . Candice . . November 1, 2023.
  46. News: Monsef story makes odd appearance in Iranian news . October 28, 2016 . Malcolm . Candice . . November 1, 2023.
  47. Monsef . Maryam . Mike Judson . Episode 1- Maryam Monsef, Carl Oake and Michael Dalton . Peterborough, Ontario, Canada . December 6, 2014 . PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson! . YouTube . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184106/https://www.ptbocanada.com/journal/2014/12/6/episode-1-ptbocanada-live-with-mike-judson . October 27, 2021.
  48. News: Open mic catches Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef talking about her salary . November 17, 2020 . August 30, 2023 . Davis . Greg . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101121816/https://globalnews.ca/news/7467583/peterborough-kawartha-mp-maryam-monsef-open-mic-salary/ . November 1, 2023.
  49. News: Matt Gurney: Monsef’s live mic adventure highlights lack of competent cabinet ministers . November 17, 2020 . Gurney . Matt . . November 1, 2023.
  50. News: 'Private conversation' of MP Monsef discussing 250K salary caught on hot mic . November 17, 2020 . Clysdale . Taylor . New Hamburg Independent . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101131518/https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/news/private-conversation-of-mp-monsef-discussing-250k-salary-caught-on-hot-mic/article_d513081e-eb9b-54e8-93c8-f9b709f6a6fe.html . November 1, 2023.
  51. News: Federal minister Monsef says her mention of Taliban as 'our brothers' is a 'cultural reference' . August 25, 2021 . Turnbull . Sarah . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713172307/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-minister-monsef-says-her-mention-of-taliban-as-our-brothers-is-a-cultural-reference-1.5560821 . July 13, 2022.
  52. News: Maryam Monsef called the Taliban 'brothers.' Here's what you need to know . August 25, 2021 . Connolly . Amanda . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708060402/https://globalnews.ca/news/8139879/maryam-monsef-taliban-brothers-afghanistan-crisis/ . July 8, 2023.
  53. News: Matt Gurney: The Taliban are not 'our brothers' Ms. Monsef . Gurney . Matt . August 25, 2021 . National Post. November 1, 2023.
  54. News: Monsef faces backlash for referring to the Taliban as 'our brothers' . August 25, 2021 . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826220219/https://www.ptbotoday.ca/2021/08/25/monsef-faces-backlash-from-comment-made-towards-the-taliban/ . August 26, 2021.
  55. News: 'This has all been for nothing': Veterans and family of those killed in Afghanistan respond to Taliban takeover . August 17, 2021 . August 18, 2021 . Fikowski . Teri . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702230436/https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/this-has-all-been-for-nothing-veterans-and-family-of-those-killed-in-afghanistan-respond-to-taliban-takeover-1.5550713 . July 2, 2022.
  56. News: SULTANI: Shame on Monsef for calling Taliban 'our brothers' . August 26, 2021 . Sultani . Zahra . . November 1, 2023.
  57. Attaran . Amir . Amir Attaran . profamirattaran . 1430762166999822337 . No. I am Iranian, and in Farsi one does not customarily call extremists out to kill you “brother”. When she did it’s abnormal, because “brother” is a sweet thing between dear friends—obviously. https://ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-minister-monsef-says-her-mention-of-taliban-as-our-brothers-is-a-cultural-reference-1.5560821 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028002832/https://twitter.com/profamirattaran/status/1430762166999822337 . October 28, 2021.
  58. News: مریم منصف؛ جنجال 'برادرخواندن طالبان' و از دست رفتن کرسی پارلمان . fa . . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221027051208/https://www.bbc.com/persian/afghanistan-58640117 . October 27, 2022.
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