Hong Kong protests

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

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

’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

Terry Glavin: Leaders at the G20 ignored their plight. Now pro-democracy demonstrators are in such despair that some have resorted to suicide.

Two million people have flooded the city’s streets to protest China’s rising influence. Shannon Gormley on one day of the protest and the lives that it touched.