The Crushing of Freedom in Hong Kong Needs a Stronger Response from Canada

The Crushing of Freedom in Hong Kong Needs a Stronger Response from Canada
People protest against the new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
John Robson
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The Canadian government has belatedly taken notice of the crushing of freedom in Hong Kong. And we’re against it, which actually is progress given our habitual stand on Chinese communism. But we still need a much more thorough rethink of what’s going on in the world and where we stand in it.

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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