Hong Kong

Politics Insider for Jan. 13: The debate over Quebec’s tax on the unvaxxed; the backlash over Ontario’s handling of school openings; and a former Supreme Court justice’s controversial role in Hong Kong

A growing number of stateless peoples are locked in political limbo, exposed to dangers the international community is too fractured to address

A letter quoting the PM’s own foreign minister calls on the government to take action against Chinese and Hong Kong officials over ‘human rights atrocities’

Shannon Gormley: Countries such as Canada have waited for Beijing to come around, but the territories closest to the mainland, and thus in gravest danger from its overreaches, have run out of time

Cherie Wong and Jody Chan: While the Liberal government ignores the nuances in the Chinese community fabric, we have also been abandoned by the New Democratic Party and the Greens over petty partisanship

Terry Glavin: Politicians, academics and activists around the world say Beijing has undermined its claim to sovereignty over Hong Kong by breaching its 1997 agreement with Britain. Will the Trudeau government join them?

There is a proxy war happening in Vancouver over Hong Kong and activists say that not only are they being watched, but pro-Beijing provocateurs are trying to intimidate them

Shannon Gormley: By now we know the costs borne by Hong Kong protesters include hammer blows to the head, bullets to the shoulder and pepper spray to the face

Two of the ‘Snowden refugees’ have a new home in Montreal. What about the others?

Shannon Gormley: Hong Kong authorities withdrew an extradition bill that spurred protests by the millions. But just wait for real change in a couple of short decades.

‘Hong Kong is the foreshadow of what will happen to the western world,’ warns one leading demonstrator. ‘Whatever happens here is the first chapter’

Alex Neve: Should a refugee crisis arise, Canada should take a leading role in ensuring the safety of all Hong Kong residents