Amid increased pressure for a public inquiry, the Liberal government will appoint an independent special rapporteur to look into foreign interference in Canadian elections, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on March 6. Trudeau listed the measures taken by his government to counter foreign interference in elections during a press conference in Ottawa, but said his […]

David Kilgour, a former Canadian cabinet minister, longtime member of Parliament, and renowned defender of human rights, passed away on April 5 at age 81. He was diagnosed with a rare lung disease that progressed quickly, his family said, adding that he passed away peacefully. A lawyer by profession, Kilgour was first elected to the […]

OTTAWA—Freedom Convoy organizers say they will continue to protest on Parliament Hill despite the federal government’s declaration of a state of emergency. “We are not afraid. In fact, every time the government decides to further suspend our civil liberties, our resolve strengthens and the importance of our mission becomes clearer,” organizer Tamara Lich said on […]

GoFundMe says it won’t be giving the C$10 million ($8 million USD) raised to support the truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates to the organizers anymore, saying it will instead work with the organizers to send the funds to “established charities verified by GoFundMe.” “To ensure GoFundMe remains a trusted platform, we work with local authorities to […]

OTTAWA—The Parliament Hill area got filled to the brim as legions of truckers and other demonstrators protesting COVID-19 mandates and restrictions on Jan. 29 converged in Ottawa, their final destination after driving throughout the week in a convoy from all parts of the country. “It’s like a Canada Day, but for the real reason that […]

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have arrived in Canada following their release from imprisonment in China. Kovrig and Spavor were greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the morning of Sept. 25 after landing in Calgary. The two Canadians, who were held captive in China since Dec. 10, 2018, were released once Huawei chief financial officer Meng […]

Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on their way back to Canada, the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a news conference on the evening of Sept. 24. Trudeau said the two men, who have been imprisoned in China since December 2018, boarded a plane with Canada’s ambassador Dominic Barton enroute to Canada […]

Canada’s Senate unanimously approved a bill meant to help combat international organ trafficking on May 6. Bill S-204 will now be passed on to the House of Commons for deliberations by MPs before it can be passed into law. “[Organ trafficking] is a violation of the principles of equity, justice, and respect for human dignity. […]

China has announced sanctions against a Canadian parliamentarian, a Canadian parliamentary subcommittee, and U.S. officials in response to sanctions announced by Canada and the United States against individuals and entities involved in rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. China’s sanctions target Canadian MP Michael Chong, the Conservative Party’s foreign affairs critic; Gayle Manchin, chair of […]

More than 32,000 medical doctors and health scientists from around the world have signed a petition against lockdowns put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, saying the measures are causing “irreparable damage.” As of Oct. 13, over 23,000 of the signatories were medical practitioners and 9,000 were medical and public health scientists. They […]

Over 600 current and former lawmakers from 30 countries are calling on the Chinese regime to end the persecution of Falun Gong, saying the 21-year persecution campaign is one of the “harshest” against a faith group in modern times. “[We] urge the Chinese government to respect international norms … and to immediately stop the persecution […]

The largest-ever peaceful protest in Chinese history was held 21 years ago to put forward a simple request: to be able to freely practice meditation and live by the three principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. “Thousands of people gathered on [April 25,] 1999, to protest the detention and harassment of Falun Gong practitioners,”  says […]

TORONTO—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung on to power in the nation’s Oct. 21 election, but faces a tougher task of passing key legislation and remaining in power with a minority government. Trudeau’s Liberal Party won 157 seats of the Parliament’s 338 seats, 13 shy of the count required to maintain a majority. The party […]

In May 1989, when veteran Canadian journalist Arthur Kent wrapped up his assignment on the war in Afghanistan and relocated to Beijing, he had no idea he’d be reporting on one of the watershed moments of the 20th century. Kent, who has reported for leading networks and won Emmy awards for his international coverage, was […]

TORONTO—A Canadian couple who pulled their daughter from China’s controversial Confucius Institute program at her school in Fredericton, New Brunswick, say they were alarmed that their child was enrolled in the program without their knowledge. Bronwen Bonney and Parker Coates said the program is “inherently propaganda” and aims to influence people’s views on China, according […]

TORONTO—John McCallum, Canada’s ambassador to China who came under fire for providing legal arguments in defence of arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, has resigned at the request of the prime minister. “Last night I asked for and accepted John McCallum’s resignation as Canada’s Ambassador to China,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement on […]

TORONTO—A senior executive with Huawei Canada is leaving his post after working for more than seven years for the Chinese telecom giant, which is facing increasing scrutiny over its close ties to Beijing. Scott Bradley, who was Huawei Canada’s senior vice president for corporate affairs, indicated in a LinkedIn post that he no longer holds […]

TORONTO—Canadian MP Michael Cooper, who is in China as part of a legislative delegation, said it’s encouraging that one of the two Canadians detained in that country was granted a consular visit on Jan. 8. He also said the delegation has told Chinese officials that it’s not business as usual while the Canadians remain detained. […]

Canada’s main opposition, the Conservative Party, is calling on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to directly phone Chinese leader Xi Jinping and ask detained Canadians to be released. “It troubles me—and I know the Canadian families that I have spoken to that have concerns about family members working in China—that the prime minister appears ready […]

Canada has formally demanded China release Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor who have been held in custody for over a week. Canada’s allies, including the United States, U.K., and EU also added their voice in support of Canada’s position. “We are deeply concerned by the arbitrary detention by Chinese authorities of two Canadians earlier […]