Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you. Tashi Delek, Anee, hello, I'm Chemi Lhamo. Before I begin, I want to acknowledge and express my gratitude to the original caretakers of this land, the elders of the past and present, and to any who should have been here, or may be here physically, mentally and spir

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you, MP Genuis, for that question. If you want to tackle anti-Asian racism, the first way to address that is by listening to the Asian voices in your country—your constituents. To folks who claim to be standing up against anti-Asian hatred or racism, please listen to your

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you. In my remarks, I didn't refer to some of the concrete actions that folks can take, because I've done multiple testimonies and spoken to various officials, including Global Affairs twice in meetings. We have submitted an official report, with Amnesty, on harassment and

Canada-China Relations committee  I'll keep it short, so Rukiye can have more time. Thank you for that question. For me personally, displacement comes with a cost. I personally have never seen Tibet. I am of Tibetan descent but I've never seen Tibet, and getting a visa to even access that country is challenging.

Canada-China Relations committee  The simple answer is no.

Canada-China Relations committee  No, not a single agent has referred me to that number. I recently actually spoke to Global Affairs officials. There were RCMP members who suggested it. However, in terms of what you can do, please refer to page 51 of the harassment and intimidation report of Amnesty....

Canada-China Relations committee  I can give you two short examples. One, personally, is an account of people within my circle who flipped 180 degrees when it became international news, folks who wanted to actually be part of my slate—I'm sure you folks are aware, with elections—because I was running for preside

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for saying that, because that is actually among the recommendations in the report submitted to Global Affairs in March 2020; it's actually an updated report. There is a recommendation for developing a centralized focal point within the government to support, just as a s

Canada-China Relations committee  You're absolutely right, but prior to that I've actually been the Racialized Students' Collective coordinator. I was vice-president, equity. I'm a tri-campus athlete. I've been serving the chemistry society and the pre-med society as well in leadership positions.

Canada-China Relations committee  This could actually answer part of Ms. Normandin's question as well. The night the elections were over, there was some sort of connection to the Chinese embassy, because there was a petition that started overnight at the end of the elections, because they came to find out that

Canada-China Relations committee  Sure. I think it was the latter, Jack. You just mentioned that you're a former student politician, so you know how hard it is to get students to go out and vote. I was rallying for three straight days, and actually my Tibetan new year—lunar new year—coincided with it. In my tradi

Canada-China Relations committee  No, I don't know. Actually, in the activism spaces we say that's the 50 Cent Army, most likely bought folks who are being pressured, actually, by the Chinese embassy to make these comments and threats.

Canada-China Relations committee  Eventually, the petition was taken down, and the person who started the petition initially wrote out a statement. With regard to the tens of thousands of signatures, I'm not sure. They could be bots, because in terms of Tibetan population, there are about three Tibetans maximum o

Canada-China Relations committee  The university authorities were involved from day one because of my prior involvement as vice-president, equity. I had access to these individuals, which is a privilege in itself. However, when I talked to them.... There are two incidents I recall. In response to one, the head of

Canada-China Relations committee  I think it's to lead by example. When the government takes concrete action by implementing legislation to counter covert Chinese government interferences—and there are examples led by other governments like the U.S. or Australia that you folks can take and implement within the Ca