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Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee to be complicit. There's also individual accountability via Magnitsky sanctions. There have been, to my knowledge, no applications of Magnitsky sanctions to individuals involved in repression in Tibet or in Hong Kong. There's been some very limited use in the context of East Turkestan. Do
February 10th, 2023Committee meeting
Garnett GenuisConservative
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Absolutely. We couldn't agree more. Actually, in December, the U.S. State Department sanctioned two officials in Tibet. I can send you the info. That was hugely momentous for Tibetans. It's new, and a lot has been going on in the world, so I don't think many people know about
February 10th, 2023Committee meeting
Lhadon Tethong
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee . They are responsible for doing the research on the entire western minority area, which largely covers Xinjiang and Tibet.
February 10th, 2023Committee meeting
Dr. Gyal Lo
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee issues are that we're dealing with with regard to Chinese aggression, maybe in my next round—I know I'm out of time here—you could articulate how we treat Tibet as separate but also as part of this bigger issue. I know that I can't get you to answer that right now
February 10th, 2023Committee meeting
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Yes. We've actually had reports from Tibet, although very limited, about Tibetan students in these schools protesting the crackdown on language and the removal of Tibetan. This has intensified over the last number of years. We try to look into these things, although it's
February 10th, 2023Committee meeting
Lhadon Tethong
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee that Tibetans might have. I think Dr. Gyal Lo always says it best. There have always been colonial boarding schools in Tibet the entire time the Chinese government has been there. He was part of the wave of academics, scholars and Tibetans trying to hold a line and push for Tibetan content
February 10th, 2023Committee meeting
Lhadon Tethong
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Dr. Gyal Lo, on eastern Tibet, as per your testimony, what I would be curious to know is whether you have had a chance to look at the academic curriculum that is imposed, let's say, on the students.
February 10th, 2023Committee meeting
Ziad AboultaifConservative
Committees of the House the House on the subject of human rights in Tibet and the Government of Canada’s support of the foreign affairs and international development committee's recommendation for a resumption of a Sino-Tibetan dialogue process, which was suspended in 2010 by China. The Government of Canada
December 13th, 2022House debate
Rob OliphantLiberal
Committees of the House close colleagues of his, and I give my sympathies to them as well. Today we are speaking about Tibet and the challenges the Tibetan people are facing. I welcome every opportunity to speak about human rights, to speak about the rights of people around the world and to speak about
December 13th, 2022House debate
Committees of the House . The government should bring forward legislation on reciprocal access to Tibet, modelled after bipartisan initiatives along these lines in the United States. The government should take action to protect victims of forced labour that we are seeing targeted at Uighurs, but I believe
December 13th, 2022House debate
Garnett GenuisConservative
Committees of the House people themselves. Third is religious freedom, the freedom of worship. That includes the freedom of Tibetans, which they rightfully have and must have, to openly practice Tibetan Buddhism within the Tibet Autonomous Region and to openly display pictures of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
December 13th, 2022House debate
Arif ViraniLiberal
Committees of the House Madam Speaker, I think it is important to identify one distinction, and that is the distinction between speaking of human rights issues in Tibet and speaking of the political status of Tibet. These are both important questions, and they are distinct questions. We should speak
December 13th, 2022House debate
Garnett GenuisConservative
Committees of the House framework. I would respectfully encourage the member to maybe seek some feedback on that from other members about the conversations that took place. I will leave that for the member's consideration. She did not really speak about Tibet in her speech. Of course there are many human
December 13th, 2022House debate
Garnett GenuisConservative
Committees of the House Madam Speaker, the hon. member could have done a bit more research regarding the record of the previous government when it came supporting Tibet. Many important steps were taken in regard to engagement with and support for Tibet. One of them was the former prime minister hosting
December 13th, 2022House debate
Garnett GenuisConservative
Committees of the House Madam Speaker, there were discussions among the parties around our not being interested in doing this debate at this time, that it was not appropriate. However, that does not seem to have stopped the Conservative Party. Certainly, when I raised the issue of Tibet
December 13th, 2022House debate