Canada should also stand up against atrocities in Hong Kong, China, Myanmar, and Yemen

While we continue standing up for Ukraine, we simply want others to ponder the question, if we all can stand up for Ukraine, can we also do something similar for atrocities elsewhere in the world?

If Canada does have the capacity to speak up, impose sanctions, provide assistance and allot accessible refugee channels in a rapid and immaculate manner, why did Canada not do the same when it came to China’s concentration camps, cultural genocide on the Uyghur diaspora, and human rights violations in Hong Kong, asks Joshua Wong, pictured. Photograph handout

Opinion

BY JOSHUA WONG

April 29, 2022

April 9, 2022, marked the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the fights that contributed to our fundamental values of peace, freedom, and democracy today. This was a clear example of Canadians from coast to coast, regardless of ethnicity, fighting toge...

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