PM, Leaders Criticize University for Limiting Press at Chinese Ambassador Talk

Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks during a luncheon in Montreal on Dec. 5, 2019. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

University of Ottawa President Jacques Frémont apologized Nov. 30 for the university’s decision to limit press freedoms during a talk by Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu.

Cong requested that university staff stop journalists from recording his talk on Nov. 28. A Radio-Canada cameraman was asked to leave.