I wish to put this letter into the record of the proceedings of the Senate of Canada as a show of solidarity with the suffering of its author, a brave and principled ayatollah whose only crime was to advocate in favour of the separation of religion and government.
J'aimerais la lire au Sénat du Canada afin d'exprimer ma solidarité à son auteur. Cet ayatollah, un homme de principe et courageux, a commis un seul crime : il a prôné la séparation de la religion et de l'État.