Canada has the tools at its disposal to affect positive change and turn the tide of history for the long-persecuted Assyrians. The western coalition has spent a considerable amount of resources in the support of Kurdish forces in Iraq. Harjit Sajjan, the Canadian Defense Minister, recently mentioned that Canada should keep in mind the “ripple effect” of its actions. The Kurdish forces have been accused of attacking the Assyrian minority which is already under threat of extermination. Canada has the tools at its disposal to affect positive change and turn the tide of history for this long persecuted minority.