I would like to add something about the climate of fear in which the cultural communities are living, especially in greater Toronto. When the Chinese government can act with such presence, such force and such impunity, it affects all the other communities. Clearly, it affects the Chinese-Canadian community. However, it's not just the community of Falun Gong practitioners that suffers, it's actually every Canadian multicultural community.
So this international interference, which is preventing us from expressing ourselves culturally on our own stages here in Canada, is a serious matter. I believe that it is your prime responsibility as a committee and as parliamentarians. You are the defenders of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. You are the defenders of our rights and freedoms. Your voices are heard internationally. I feel that you cannot remove yourselves from the obligation to protect the citizens of this country.
Of course, I thank Mr. Genuis for the request he made today. I hope that the members of the committee will, on a non-partisan basis, not only support the request, but will also urge action from federal sources, such as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Global Affairs Canada, or other federal services. They must intervene to protect these Canadians who have the right to express themselves.