Canadian Province Closing China’s Confucius Institute

Education minister says program gives a friendly face to a regime responsible for more deaths than any other in history

China's then-Vice President Xi Jinping (now Chinese leader) unveils a plaque at the opening of Australia's first Chinese Medicine Confucius Institute at the RMIT University in Melbourne on June 20, 2010. William West/AFP/Getty Images

TORONTO—The Canadian province of New Brunswick has decided to give the boot to China’s Confucius Institute, with the education minister saying the program’s aim is to put a “friendly” face on a regime responsible for more deaths than any other in history.

Education Minister Dominic Cardy said the program provides a “one-dimensional” view of China, influencing students so they only have a positive image, CBC reported.