Ambassador Tseng: Foreign Coercion Should Have No Place in Canada
No foreign political doctrine or legal claim should determine the boundaries of lawful expression in Canada.
TL;DR
- A man was observed tearing down Falun Gong materials outside the Chinese consulate in Toronto.
- The man claimed the area was "Chinese territory" and the display was illegal, using language common to Beijing.
- The incident raises questions about the rules governing political expression on Canadian soil.
- The use of authoritarian political language to intimidate protesters exercising protected freedoms in Canada is a concern.