Category Archives: International Relations
China threatening, harassing, intimidating human rights advocates in Canada – Amnesty International
The Chinese government is threatening, harassing and intimidating human rights advocates across Canada for sounding the alarm on serious human rights concerns in China, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Amnesty International Canada and Canadian Coalition on Human
4 in 5 Canadians dislike and distrust China, poll finds
Four in five people in Canada view China unfavourably, while even more agree that the Chinese government has not been transparent or honest about the COVID-19 situation in that country, the latest study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds.
Canada Pension Plan invests in China’s tech giant accused of censorship, surveillance and facilitating Beijing’s human rights violations
Canada’s Pension Plan has become a major shareholder of Tencent Holdings Ltd, the Chinese tech giant who’s being accused of carrying out censorship and surveillance at Chinese Communist Party’s behest and aiding Beijing’s gross human rights violations. CPP now owns
Petition calling for Derek Sloan to resign gathers momentum
An online petition calling for the resignation of the embattled federal Tory MP Derek Sloan has collected nearly 14,000 signatures as of Monday. The petition accuses the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hastings—Lennox and Addington of “dangerous dog-whistling” fanning the
Complaint to CBC: Painting critics of China’s Communist Party as “racist” hurts real victims of racism
Dear CBC Ombudsman, I’m writing to you as a CBC Radio listener who wakes up every morning to The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn. I have appeared numerous times on your news programs on radio and television. I’m a Canadian
Million people sign petition calling on WHO boss to step down
A petition demanding the resignation of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general accusing Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of kowtowing to China and mishandling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response has crossed the million signature mark. Toronto hair stylist Osuka Yip started
Canada liable to compensate Chinese companies for COVID-19 losses under Harper govt trade agreement
Canada is liable to compensate Chinese companies for losses incurred due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, under the terms of a trade agreement the Harper government signed with China. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government signed the Agreement
Petition calling for WHO head’s resignation nears million signatures
A petition demanding the resignation of the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general accusing Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of kowtowing to China and mishandling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response is closing in on a million signatures. Toronto hair stylist Osuka Yip
Beijing demands Twitter – banned in China – uphold “freedom of speech” after platform bans Chinese embassy official account
Beijing is demanding that Twitter uphold “freedom of speech” after the platform, which is banned by censors in China, temporarily banned a Chinese embassy official account. Twitter yanked @ChinaEmbSL account belonging to the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka on April
Morneau attended event in China sponsored by “Liberal bagman” seeking billions in tax dollars for affordable housing
By Lisa Tanh Finance Minister Bill Morneau attended an event in China sponsored by a Vancouver real estate developer that is asking the federal government for billions in tax dollars to build affordable housing. Recently, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce