Tories Urge Canada to Join Other Democracies in Condemning HK for Arrest Warrants, Bounties on Exiled Activists

MP Michael Chong urges Ottawa to join the international community in condemning the ‘act of transnational repression’ by Hong Kong authorities.

Conservative MP Michael Chong rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

The Conservatives are pressing the Canadian government to condemn Hong Kong authorities as they impose arrest bounties on more self-exiled democracy activists.

“Conservatives condemn the Hong Kong government’s ongoing effort to intimidate individuals living in democracies standing up for human rights and democracy, including those from Canada,” Conservative MP Michael Chong wrote in an X post on Dec. 16.