Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Regarding the details of the data, the trade volume between China and Denmark in 2003 was $2.4 billion U.S., an increase of 58.2% from the previous year. This is one of the numbers. Also, about six months after the postponement of the minister's trip to China from the Netherland

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think the judgment should not be which media said what about the Prime Minister; it is whether the Prime Minister stands up for Canadian values. If it is yes, regardless of what the media is saying, and the Prime Minister stands up for Canadian values, that is what is most impo

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I will make it very brief. I would recommend that the committee have a separate hearing for David Matas and David Kilgour, so that it can address this matter extensively. Secondly, I want to highlight that there is ample evidence, about 80 pages, collected by the world organiz

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I want to make a few comments. One is that we cannot utilize the bilateral dialogue as the sole means or the central channel for the promotion of human rights, because we have to use every means possible to promote human rights, and this is a concern. Second, regarding the Prime

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, the Netherlands. We are talking about nothing but an illusion, a morality play. It's nothing more than the old saying of the emperor's new clothes. It is only whether or not we point it out. Lastly, I want to highlight an article from The Globe and Mail, called Punish Us -

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think we should understand the nature of this dialogue. As Professor Burton mentioned, and I'll reiterate: The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' mandate is to defend China's interests abroad. It has no institutional interest in promoting respect for China's human rights d

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. Number two is about the consequences. Not only in Denmark, but in the Netherlands in February 2001, the Minister of Foreign Affairs from the Netherlands cancelled a trip to China or postponed indefinitely a trip to China. He had arranged a meeting with Falun Gong representa

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The issue of Falun Gong was ranked among the top three issues in 2005. In the election campaign, it was reported that the Prime Minister's office received a volume of concerns about the Falun Gong issue. I'm not speaking only on behalf of my organization; it is the aspiration o

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the committee for holding this hearing and for inviting the Falun Dafa Association of Canada. Lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been called “the conscience of Chinese lawyers”. China's Ministry of Justice hailed him as one of China's top ten lawyers in

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I want to add a recent case. My mom was a member of the Ottawa Chinese Senior Association, and because the persecution extended to Ottawa, through discrimination her membership was terminated late in the year 2001. She filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I'll give you more concrete information. To the best of my knowledge, the Falun Dafa Association has seen 75 people obtain refugee status in the past seven years. About 70 people are applying now. So the total is under 150 in the past seven years. I have the geographical d

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The Falun Gong is recognized in more than 70 countries. China is the only country that persecutes the Falun Gong. Many of them have associations--many even on a small scale, with assistance centres or coordinator centres. So we believe there are thousands of Falun Dafa associatio

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Canada has a war crimes and crimes against humanity program, as we learned in the summer of 2003. We contacted the RCMP in that special unit and had a meeting with the immigration officer and two RCMP officials. After watching our video and presentation, they made an immediate pl

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I have a few comments. First, regarding the number of people detained, Amnesty International had a list through their own verification channels. The number we have is consistent with what ABC, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, reported, and about 50% of the people are jai