Carney Avoids Calling China’s Treatment of Uyghurs a ‘Genocide’

Carney Avoids Calling China’s Treatment of Uyghurs a ‘Genocide’
Prime Minister Mark Carney answers a reporters question following an announcement in Wakefield, Que., March 31, 2026. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says there are “serious issues” regarding China’s treatment of the Uyghur minority in China when asked if he believes the persecution amounts to a genocide as declared by a 2021 House of Commons resolution.

The resolution received unanimous support from all parties, including the Liberals, while then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet abstained from voting.