MPs Urge Cannon to Talk Human Rights on China Trip

MP Lawrence Cannon, MP Don Davies, MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Falun Gong

Member of Parliament Don Davies spoke at a news conference May 7 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in support of Falun Gong practitioners’ call to Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, urging him to raise the human rights issue during his trip to China. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

To most Canadians, human rights in China is just a vague idea about people in a foreign land. For Michelle (Tianxiao) Zhang, it’s three family members she has lost and an orphaned niece she can do little to help.

Ms. Zhang joined supporters and Members of Parliament at a press conference and concurrent rally on Parliament Hill Thursday, the eve of Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon’s visit to China.