10.14.2008

playing race politics in Vancouver

Falun Gong, are they Human?...

Vancouver Kingsway


This is a NDP Liberal race. The Liberal candidate is Wendy Yuan, who stepped aside so David Emerson could run for the Liberals.

On an all candidates debate organized by Chinese Radio AM 1320 on October 4, 2008, Yuan in an attempt to appeal to ethnic Chinese voters said this regarding the rights abuses against Falun Gong in China...

"For Falun Gong, our policy is not to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs.” - Ms. Yuan. All the other candidates spoke in favour of protecting the basic rights of Falun Gong practitioners.

I expect this does not match Liberal policy, but hey, what ever works...

and in that category we have this ...

Allegations of racist advertising raised in Vancouver-Kingsway election battle

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