Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault stated he protested against human rights violations while attending a climate conference in Beijing. However, his department did not release any statement confirming that at that time..Guilbeault's office declined to provide a transcript or recording in which Guilbeault discussed China's use of forced labour in the production of green energy products or “human rights.”.“I have spoken with human rights issues when I was in China just last week,” Guilbeault told reporters. “I have.” He did not elaborate. .According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Guilbeault’s office did not reply to questions..Guilbeault participated in the China Council for International Cooperation for Environment and Development. His department praised China's environmental leadership in an August 31 statement at the end of the meetings..“For more than 30 years, the Council has served as a vehicle to advance policies and practices that prevent pollution, protect biodiversity and combat climate change,” said the statement. Human rights were unmentioned..Guilbeault was the first Canadian Environment minister to attend the China Council since the Commons, by a unanimous 266-0 vote, passed a 2021 motion censuring the People’s Republic for genocide. .The vote marked the first time MPs recognized ongoing crimes against humanity under a United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide..Canada ratified the UN pact in 1952. Previous votes targeted historic atrocities like the Nazi Holocaust, the 1932 Ukraine Famine and Turkey’s 1915 mass murder of Armenians..Guilbeault was absent during the vote. However, 87 Liberal MPs supported the motion of censure..“Canada has had to deal with the Government of China as one would with terrorists or Mafia thugs,” Liberal MP John McKay (Scarborough-Guildwood, ON) said at the time. .“No trade deal, convention, memorandum of understanding or contract is worth the paper it’s written on with this government.”.In 2020, a Commons subcommittee on Foreign Affairs released a statement documenting crimes against the Muslim Uyghur minority in China..“Witnesses that appeared before the subcommittee were adamant the atrocities committed by the Government of China amount to genocide as well as crimes against humanity,” wrote MPs. .“Considering this evidence, the subcommittee notes the Government of Canada is not only responsible for punishing the crime of genocide, but for preventing one from occurring.”.In China’s Xinjiang Province, there have been reported crimes such as forced labour, organ harvesting, forced abortions, and mass detentions in concentration camps..“Witnesses noted this is the largest mass detention of a minority community since the Holocaust,” wrote MPs. .“Survivors of the concentration camps describe deplorable conditions.”.Xinjiang, a region in China, makes 42% of the world's polysilicon, which is used for making solar panels. .In 2021, the United States Customs seized shipments of solar panels made in China, claiming they were produced using slave labour..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault stated he protested against human rights violations while attending a climate conference in Beijing. However, his department did not release any statement confirming that at that time..Guilbeault's office declined to provide a transcript or recording in which Guilbeault discussed China's use of forced labour in the production of green energy products or “human rights.”.“I have spoken with human rights issues when I was in China just last week,” Guilbeault told reporters. “I have.” He did not elaborate. .According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Guilbeault’s office did not reply to questions..Guilbeault participated in the China Council for International Cooperation for Environment and Development. His department praised China's environmental leadership in an August 31 statement at the end of the meetings..“For more than 30 years, the Council has served as a vehicle to advance policies and practices that prevent pollution, protect biodiversity and combat climate change,” said the statement. Human rights were unmentioned..Guilbeault was the first Canadian Environment minister to attend the China Council since the Commons, by a unanimous 266-0 vote, passed a 2021 motion censuring the People’s Republic for genocide. .The vote marked the first time MPs recognized ongoing crimes against humanity under a United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide..Canada ratified the UN pact in 1952. Previous votes targeted historic atrocities like the Nazi Holocaust, the 1932 Ukraine Famine and Turkey’s 1915 mass murder of Armenians..Guilbeault was absent during the vote. However, 87 Liberal MPs supported the motion of censure..“Canada has had to deal with the Government of China as one would with terrorists or Mafia thugs,” Liberal MP John McKay (Scarborough-Guildwood, ON) said at the time. .“No trade deal, convention, memorandum of understanding or contract is worth the paper it’s written on with this government.”.In 2020, a Commons subcommittee on Foreign Affairs released a statement documenting crimes against the Muslim Uyghur minority in China..“Witnesses that appeared before the subcommittee were adamant the atrocities committed by the Government of China amount to genocide as well as crimes against humanity,” wrote MPs. .“Considering this evidence, the subcommittee notes the Government of Canada is not only responsible for punishing the crime of genocide, but for preventing one from occurring.”.In China’s Xinjiang Province, there have been reported crimes such as forced labour, organ harvesting, forced abortions, and mass detentions in concentration camps..“Witnesses noted this is the largest mass detention of a minority community since the Holocaust,” wrote MPs. .“Survivors of the concentration camps describe deplorable conditions.”.Xinjiang, a region in China, makes 42% of the world's polysilicon, which is used for making solar panels. .In 2021, the United States Customs seized shipments of solar panels made in China, claiming they were produced using slave labour..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
