Ms. Mabel Tung (Chair, Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement) at the Citizenship and Immigration Committee

On February 17th, 2021. See this statement in context.

February 17th, 2021 / 6:10 p.m.

Mabel Tung Chair, Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement

Thank you.

I thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. The Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement, or VSSDM, was founded in June 1989 after the June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre. The organization works to advocate for and advance democracy, freedom and human rights. We also offer support to those who left China for Canada to flee political persecution so that they could become contributing members of Canadian society. Ever since—

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