"Today I join with concerned citizens across Canada and around the world in calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. I urge the Liberal government to make known to the governments of Hong Kong and China that freedom of religious belief, freedom of speech, and freedom to assemble are fundamental human rights that must be upheld. Canada must vigorously protest the politically-motivated trial of the sixteen Falun Gong practitioners in Hong Kong, and demand that authorities there respect their promise to ensure the civil liberties of its citizens under the Basic Law."

Svend J Robinson, MP

Burnaby-Douglas