Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise virtually to present a petition to the House on behalf of concerned Canadians about the ongoing genocide the Uighur community is facing at the hands of the People's Republic of China.
This is the first petition I have presented in the House, and it is an important one. Millions of Uighurs have been sent to concentration camps, and there is a growing recognition that we are facing the tragedy of our era. Future generations will ask whether we had the courage to step up or not.
The petitioners call upon the House to recognize the genocide and impose Magnitsky sanctions upon those responsible.