Michael Barrett at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On March 10th, 2023. See this statement in context.

March 10th, 2023 / 9 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

Thank you, Chair.

Thank you, Ms. Lim, Mr. Tohti and Mr. Kwan, for joining us today.

I note that doing so is not without personal risk and that it's never easy for one to appear in front of a parliamentary committee, particularly given the situation you've just outlined, Mr. Tohti. The gravity of this is not lost on us.

My first question is for you, Mr. Tohti.

What does the Communist regime in Beijing do to the Uighur people in Canada, and why do they do that?

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