PRESS RELEASE – During a debate held in the House of Commons on February 18 on the genocide taking place in the People’s Republic of China against the Uighur minority, the member for Montarville and spokesperson for the Bloc Québécois in In foreign affairs, Stéphane Bergeron urged the federal government to stop resorting to red herring to avoid recognizing the obvious and take action to finally put an end to this intolerable situation.
“At the end of World War II, the world learned in amazement what had happened in the Nazi concentration camps. Following these dramatic events, one of the first – if not the first – conventions adopted by the newly founded United Nations was that on the prevention and repression of genocide, which Canada ratified in 1952 and which therefore imposes obligations. This convention defines what constitutes genocide and it suffices that only one situation be observed for there to be a question of genocide. However, we are talking here about concentration camps, rape, separation of children from their families, forced labor, surveillance and mass sterilizations, all of the situations mentioned in the convention, ”declared Mr. Bergeron.
“The Minister of Foreign Affairs claims that the facts are not sufficiently documented and that, on the one hand, the People’s Republic of China should allow an independent international mission to go there to document the allegations of genocide and on the other hand, that Canada and its partners around the world share the information they hold respectively for this purpose. Here again, the argument does not hold water, since both the European Union and the United States, not to mention a number of international organizations, do not hesitate to speak of genocide. In fact, in our opinion, the Minister knows very well what is going on and he is therefore guilty of complicity by remaining silent, ”added the Member for Montarville.
“Yet,” he continued, “colleagues from all parties, including the Liberals, have recognized, in a parliamentary committee, that a genocide was indeed perpetrated by China against its Uighur population, d ‘others have also signed an open letter entitled “The Games of Shame” asking the International Olympic Committee to move the Winter Games to 2022, which are to be held in the Chinese capital, if the People’s Republic of China continues its delirium. genocidal. What is the minister waiting for to finally tell the truth about what he knows about what is happening in China and finally echo the position adopted by his colleagues? ”
“What have we learned from the experience of World War II? Despite the convention adopted by the United Nations, we witnessed the Rwandan genocide with closed eyes. Despite this convention, we witnessed the genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina with closed eyes. Are we going to witness yet another genocide with our eyes closed, reacting after the fact and telling ourselves how unfortunate it was? We can see it, it’s time to act! ”Concludes Stéphane Bergeron.
Source: Office of the Member of Parliament for Montarville
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