Canada‘s Parliament passed a non-binding motion on 22 May saying that the Chinese Communist Party‘s treatment of Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang region constitutes genocide, pressuring Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to follow through. The picture shows the previous World Uighur Congress calling on the European Union to follow up with sanctions against the Chinese Communist Party, sending a clear message to the international community.
Canada’s Parliament passed the Xinjiang Uighur Genocide Act by an overwhelming majority of 266-0, ruling that the persecution of Uighur Muslims by the Chinese Communist Party is “genocide. Another amendment was also passed, calling on the Canadian government to withdraw from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in light of human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party.
After two days of parliamentary debate last week, members of Canada’s five major political parties voted yesterday (22nd) on the “Genocide of Uighurs in Xinjiang Act. The motion was passed by an overwhelming 266-0 vote, ruling that the persecution of Uighur Muslims by the Chinese Communist Party is “genocide.
Reuters reported that the interim motion was proposed by Canada’s opposition Conservative Party in an effort to pressure Justin Trudeau’s government to follow through. The motion was passed by the House of Commons (338 seats) with 266 votes in favor and 0 votes against.
According to reports, while Trudeau and most cabinet members abstained in the vote, Liberal “backbenchers” generally voted in favor of the motion, and most opposition lawmakers also supported it. A “backbencher” is a non-Cabinet member of the governing party. This makes Canada the second country, after the United States, to find the Chinese Communist Party guilty of “genocide.
Canada’s Parliament passed a non-binding motion on 22 May that the Communist Party’s treatment of Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang region constitutes genocide.
It is interesting to note that Trudeau has been reluctant to use the term “genocide” to define the CCP’s human rights violations in Xinjiang, and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said in the House of Commons that he chose to abstain from the vote on behalf of Canada’s central government.
Trudeau’s Conservative opponents have been pressuring him to be tougher on the CCP. Diplomatic relations between Canada and China have continued to deteriorate since December 2018, when Canada arrested huawei‘s princess and treasurer Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. arrest warrant, and Beijing detained two Canadians in May of the following year on “suspicion of endangering national security” after its best efforts to broker a deal were ineffective.
Michael Chong, the Conservative MP for foreign affairs who introduced the bill, cited testimonies, documents and media reports of human rights violations against the Uighur people, saying that the evidence clearly proves that the Chinese Communist Party has committed a variety of human rights violations and that Canada’s relationship with China needs to be re-examined on many levels, including the Magnitsky sanctions, economic sanctions, next year’s Olympic Games and other issues. The relationship between Canada and China needs to be re-examined on many levels, including the Magnitsky sanctions, economic sanctions, next year’s Olympics, etc.
Canada cannot turn a blind eye to the persecution of millions of Uyghurs and needs to readjust its policy toward China,” Chong stressed. “The Canadian government can no longer ignore this matter, and we must clearly state that this act is “genocide. “
The Canadian MPs also called on the International Olympic Committee before the vote on the motion: Beijing cannot be allowed to host the 2022 Winter Olympics if the Chinese Communist Party continues to persecute Uighur Muslims.
As Reuters reported last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also expressed his position on the Beijing Winter Olympics. He said, “With respect to the Olympics, Canada wants to make a call on human rights issues and continue to speak out in support of human rights around the world, and it is now known that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), the Canadian Paralympic Committee and others are looking closely at this issue. issue.”
With less than a year to go before the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4, 2022, international allegations of “genocide” in Xinjiang, China, have become the focus of anti-Beijing lobbying efforts, and voices continue to grow for a change of venue.
Canadian Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole and Green Party leader Annamie Paul are more determined and direct than Prime Minister Trudeau.
O’Toole said in a press conference on the 22nd, in view of the Chinese (Communist) human rights violations have been very serious, and involves the Xinjiang minority Uighur “genocide” behavior, and therefore is not suitable to host the world sports event.
Paul also called on the Canadian government to support the relocation of the 2022 Winter Olympics, and encouraged Canada to come forward as an alternative host country.
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