441-02468 (Foreign affairs)

WHEREAS:

• Millions of people in China and around the world have benefitted from practising Falun Gong, a spiritual practice that consists of the principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance and a set of health-improving meditative exercises;
• Former Chinese Communist leader Jiang Zemin launched an eradication campaign against Falun Gong in China 24 years ago when the number of people practising Falun Gong outnumbered the Communist Party members;
• Millions of innocent people have been fired, jailed, tortured, or killed simply for practising Falun Gong, as was reported by human rights organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and condemned by the western world like US Congress, European Parliament and Canadian government when the persecution started in July 1999; and
• Canadian citizen Ms. XinMiao's mother, LanYing Cong, 78, was illegally kidnapped in China on October 15, 2022, and has been illegally sentenced to 4 years for practising Falun Gong.

WE, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, request that the Canadian government:

• Condemn the illegal arrest of a Canadian citizen's family member for practising Falun Gong; and
• Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Ms. LanYing Cong.