{"id":164359,"date":"2021-02-23T13:05:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=164359"},"modified":"2021-02-23T13:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:13:44","slug":"canadian-parliament-votes-unanimously-to-recognize-chinas-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-parliament-votes-unanimously-to-recognize-chinas-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Parliament Votes Unanimously To Recognize China\u2019s Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanadian-parliament-votes-unanimously-to-recognize-chinas-genocide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=164359&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/China-flag.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A resolution in Canada&#8217;s parliament to declare China\u2019s human-rights abuses against Uighur Muslims a genocide passed unanimously on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/canada-parliament-china-uyghurs-persecution-genocide-f3eedfc7-a422-4ac0-9803-02b42464daac.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">266-0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0vote opens the door to further policy action from the Canadian government. Though the resolution received resounding support in parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most of his cabinet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/feb\/22\/canada-china-uighur-muslims-genocide\">declined<\/a> to attend the vote. One cabinet member, foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau, abstained on behalf of the government.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in National Security<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0\">\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/canadian-parliament-votes-unanimously-to-recognize-chinas-genocide\/\"><strong>Canadian Parliament Votes Unanimously To Recognize China&#8217;s Genocide<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/gop-lawmakers-warn-biden-against-lifting-iran-sanctions\/\"><strong>GOP Lawmakers Warn Biden Against Lifting Iran Sanctions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/u-s-and-european-government-leaders-slam-icc-investigation-into-israel\/\"><strong>U.S. and European Government Leaders Slam ICC Investigation into Israel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trudeau previously objected to the use of the term &#8220;genocide&#8221; to describe the mass incarceration and coercive population control ongoing in western China, saying the issue warrants further study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both conservative and liberal members of parliament, however, emphasized the need for decisive action to call out China\u2019s human-rights abuses. Canada\u2019s four major political parties all called for sanctions on Chinese Communist Party officials and urged that the 2022 Winter Olympics be moved from Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Michael Waltz (R., Fla.) applauded the Canadian parliament&#8217;s action but blasted Trudeau for his silence on China.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;While I\u2019m heartened to see our friends in Canada vote to declare genocide is occurring in Xinjiang and open the door for moving the Olympics, it\u2019s absolutely shameful Prime Minister Trudeau and his cabinet abstained from voting,&#8221; Waltz told the<\/span> <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington Free Beacon<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. &#8220;Trudeau and his government can\u2019t turn a blind eye to what\u2019s taking place in western China and I hope Canada will ultimately participate in boycotting the winter games in Beijing.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Waltz was among the first members of Congress to support a boycott of the Olympics over China\u2019s crackdown on human rights and political freedoms, which he announced last week. House Homeland Security Committee ranking member Rep. John Katko (R., N.Y.) joined Waltz\u2019s effort on Monday with his own<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/republicans-homeland.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/olympics_letter_final.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">letter<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to the Biden administration, demanding swift action to demonstrate that China\u2019s behavior will not stand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House press secretary Jen Psaki<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-olympics-2022-beijing-usa\/u-s-signals-no-plans-to-boycott-2022-beijing-winter-olympics-after-genocide-designation-idUSKBN2A332Z\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this month that President Joe Biden currently has no plans to consider a boycott of the 2022 Olympics. Psaki referred reporters to the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which said it opposes boycotts because they have proved counterproductive in &#8220;effectively addressing global issues.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A resolution in Canada&#8217;s parliament to declare China\u2019s human-rights abuses against Uighur Muslims a genocide passed unanimously on Monday. 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