Canadian MPs are speaking up against China. In a non-binding motion adopted on Monday February 22, members of the House of Commons, the lower house of the Canadian parliament, recognize that “the Uyghurs in China have been and are subject to genocide”. The motion, tabled at the initiative of the Conservatives (opposition), was adopted unanimously by 266 votes out of 338. It also calls on the government of Justin Trudeau to agree with this opinion. Other MPs, including ministers in the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau, abstained.
The Chinese Embassy in Canada in a statement rejected the motion, “a shameful act”, calling Canadian MPs “hypocrites and shameless” for using “the human rights excuse to engage in a political manipulation in Xinjiang in order to interfere in China’s internal affairs ”.
To support their request, the deputies point in particular to “political and anti-religious indoctrination”, “forced labor” and “the destruction of cultural sites” suffered by this Muslim minority in Xinjiang. An amendment to the motion calling for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics to be moved if the “genocide” continues, was also adopted. According to foreign experts, more than a million Uyghurs are in detention in political re-education camps. Beijing denies and claims that these are vocational training centers intended to distance them from terrorism and separatism after attacks attributed to Uyghurs.
Concerted approach with allied countries
Now “the Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to respect Parliament and officially recognize that a genocide is happening in China,” said their leader, Erin O’Toole, who for months has been calling on Ottawa to toughen up its tone against Beijing. “The Government of Canada takes any allegation of genocide extremely seriously,” Foreign Minister Marc Garneau responded in a statement, recalling that Canada favored a concerted approach with its allies on this issue.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted on Friday that “huge human rights violations have been reported in Xinjiang.” He specified, at the end of a G7 meeting, that Canada was consulting with its partners in the international community on the use of the term “genocide” already used by the administration of Donald Trump.
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