The revelation has triggered criticism and calls for the vice president to resign. The parliament, dominated by hard-liners, has been trying to pass a draft bill that would hand control of Iran's Internet gateways to the armed forces and criminalize the use of VPNs. In a series of tweets on September 7, Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Ensieh Khazali denied that her son, Hamid Rezazadeh, had moved to Canada.