Has the Canadian government turned its back on the Tibetan cause?

As a middle power with a working example of regional autonomy within its own borders, we believe that Canada is uniquely positioned to push the PRC for real dialogue with the representatives of Tibet.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has barely mentioned the word 'Tibet' since his election in 2015, write the Canada Tibet Committee's Sherap Therchin and Anvesh Jain. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SHERAP THERCHIN AND ANVESH JAIN

July 7, 2021

Amid deserving global attention on human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, the international community, including Canada, seems to have forgotten about the cause of Tibet. After all, it’s not as if Premier Xi Jinping has been making any special exceptions for Tibetans in terms of the le...

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