A Toronto-based community group that has received more than $160,000 in federal funding has again issued a statement echoing China’s official line on a contentious issue, this time condemning Parliament’s recent Uyghur-genocide motion.
The statement last week is at least the second time in less than two years the “non-political” Council of Newcomer Organizations has gone public with a political declaration that mirrors Beijing’s messaging.
The House of Commons motion labeling treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide was the result of MPs’ “ignorance and prejudice” toward China and could cause “far-reaching” damage to bilateral relations, the Toronto-based council charged in the statement posted on Chinese-language websites.
In August 2019, the group co-founded by former Liberal MP Geng Tan published an advertisement that harshly criticized pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, suggesting they were colluding with foreign powers.
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