{"id":3504,"date":"2021-08-03T02:49:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T02:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadatibet.com\/152-2\/"},"modified":"2021-09-03T18:35:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T18:35:43","slug":"152-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadatibet.com\/fr\/152-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2011 \u2013 May 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\u00a0<!--{PS..2}--<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 2cm }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }\n\t\tH1 { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }\n\t\tH1.western { font-family: \"Arial\", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt }\n\t\tH1.cjk { font-family: \"Arial Unicode MS\"; font-size: 16pt }\n\t\tH1.ctl { font-family: \"Tahoma\"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal }\n\t\tA.western:link { so-language: zxx }\n\t--><br \/>\n\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h1 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Election 2011 \u2013 May 2nd <\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Canada Tibet Committee posed seven questions to each of Canada\u2019s major political parties regarding their Tibet and China policies. Unedited, in alphabetical order and as they were provided to the CTC by the parties themselves, you\u2019ll find their responses below.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We\u2019ve also added to this page a list of all members of Parliamentary Friends of Tibet who are seeking reelection.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>* Responses from each political party were returned in English except those of the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, which were returned in French. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h1 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Votre parti appuie-t-il une motion de la Chambre des Communes demandant la libert\u00e9 d&#8217;expression au Tibet et en Chine et d\u00e9montrant un int\u00e9r\u00eat particulier envers les arrestations qui ne cessent d&#8217;augmenter d&#8217;\u00e9crivains, musiciens, bloggers et intellectuels tib\u00e9tains et chinois?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois s\u2019est toujours port\u00e9 \u00e0 la d\u00e9fense des droits fondamentaux des Tib\u00e9tains. Nous avons fait de nombreuses d\u00e9clarations \u00e0 la Chambre des communes qui allaient en ce sens. Nous poursuivrons notre action afin que les droits et libert\u00e9s fondamentaux des Tib\u00e9tains soient respect\u00e9s et nous ne cesseront de faire pression sur le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral pour qu\u2019il agisse en ce sens.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Si vous \u00e9tiez \u00e9lu, quelle serait la politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re de votre parti en mati\u00e8re de relations sino-canadiennes et comment les droits de l&#8217;Homme formeraient-ils partie int\u00e9grante de votre politique ?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">La Chine, comme tous les pays membres de l\u2019ONU, doit respecter la D\u00e9claration universelle des droits de l\u2019homme ainsi que la Charte de l\u2019ONU. Ces documents explicitent l\u2019obligation de respecter les droits fondamentaux, tels la libert\u00e9 de religion et d\u2019expression. En ce sens, la Chine a l\u2019obligation de permettre aux Tib\u00e9tains d\u2019exercer leurs droits tel que stipul\u00e9 dans ces deux textes. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">C\u2019est pourquoi le Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois continuera \u00e0 faire pression sur le gouvernement canadien afin qu\u2019il insiste aupr\u00e8s du gouvernement chinois pour que les violences au Tibet cessent et que les libert\u00e9s et les droits fondamentaux des Tib\u00e9tains soient respect\u00e9s, tel que le stipule la D\u00e9claration universelle des droits de l\u2019homme des Nations Unies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Plus de 1,4 million de nomades et fermiers tib\u00e9tains ont \u00e9t\u00e9, contre leur gr\u00e9, relocalis\u00e9s dans des regroupements fixes de maisons depuis 2006. Si votre parti est \u00e9lu au gouvernement, en appellerez-vous au gouvernement chinois pour qu&#8217;il cesse d&#8217;avoir recours \u00e0 cette politique coercitive qui expulse les nomades tib\u00e9tains des hauts p\u00e2turages du Plateau tib\u00e9tain ?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Le Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois s\u2019est toujours oppos\u00e9 au d\u00e9placement forc\u00e9 des populations et continuera de le faire. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Si votre parti est \u00e9lu au gouvernement, appuierez-vous une aide au d\u00e9veloppement durable du Tibet, respectant la culture tib\u00e9taine et favorisant de meilleures politiques et r\u00e9glementations en mati\u00e8re d&#8217;eau, d&#8217;\u00e9nergie et d&#8217;utilisation des terres \u00e0 travers toute la r\u00e9gion himalayenne de l&#8217;Hindu-Kush y compris la r\u00e9gion chinoise ? Appuierez-vous les initiatives de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile en faveur des Tib\u00e9tains du Tibet y compris les populations nomades qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 expuls\u00e9es par la force des hauts p\u00e2turages par les autorit\u00e9s chinoises ?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Le Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois a toujours d\u00e9fendu le principe que l\u2019aide au d\u00e9veloppement devait \u00eatre octroy\u00e9 en tout respect des populations locales qui la re\u00e7oivent. En ce sens, nous croyons que l\u2019aide doit \u00eatre octroy\u00e9e en fonction des besoins et des d\u00e9sirs des populations locales.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Sous quelles conditions, le cas \u00e9ch\u00e9ant, votre parti appuierait-il ou favoriserait-il les compagnies canadiennes au Tibet ?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">En termes de commerce et d\u2019investissements internationaux, le Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois croit qu\u2019ils doivent servir l\u2019enrichissement mutuel des peuples. C\u2019est la raison pour laquelle le Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois a toujours d\u00e9fendu la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d\u2019imposer des normes de responsabilit\u00e9 sociale aux entreprises lorsqu\u2019elles m\u00e8nent des activit\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger\u00a0: respect des droits de la personne, du d\u00e9veloppement durable des populations, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Dans cette optique, le Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois a d\u00e9pos\u00e9, le 24\u00a0septembre 2009, le projet de loi C-438, Loi portant sur les activit\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger des entreprises et entit\u00e9s canadiennes, constituant la Commission de surveillance des activit\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger des entreprises et entit\u00e9s canadiennes et modifiant certaines lois en cons\u00e9quence. Le projet de loi C-438 du Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois visait entre autres la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019une Commission de surveillance des activit\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger des entreprises et entit\u00e9s canadiennes, qui aurait pour mission de recevoir les plaintes, de mener des enqu\u00eates, d\u2019\u00e9mettre des recommandations aupr\u00e8s du gouvernement et de r\u00e9diger un code canadien concernant la responsabilit\u00e9 des entreprises et entit\u00e9s canadiennes. Cet organisme aurait aussi pour fonction d\u2019informer le ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res des situations justifiant la prise de sanctions. Enfin, notre projet de loi proposait la mise en place de balises pour encadrer les activit\u00e9s des entreprises canadiennes <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">?<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">uvrant \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger afin qu\u2019elles agissent de fa\u00e7on responsable en mati\u00e8re du respect des droits de la personne et de l\u2019environnement. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">La dissolution du Parlement et les \u00e9lections provoqu\u00e9es par le gouvernement conservateur ont fait en sorte que notre projet de loi n\u2019a pu d\u00e9passer le stade de la deuxi\u00e8me lecture. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Si votre parti est \u00e9lu au gouvernement, de quelle fa\u00e7on votre parti encouragerait-il le dialogue entre le gouvernement tib\u00e9tain en exil (TGIE) et le gouvernement chinois ?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">De plus, nous avons donn\u00e9 notre appui \u00e0 leur d\u00e9marche non violente afin que des n\u00e9gociations entre le gouvernement chinois et le peuple tib\u00e9tain d\u00e9bouchent sur une r\u00e9elle autonomie du Tibet qui puisse satisfaire les deux parties. Nous appuyons toute initiative qui pourrait conduire \u00e0 un d\u00e9nouement pacifique entre le peuple tib\u00e9tain et le gouvernement chinois, car nous estimons que toute r\u00e9solution du litige sera impossible dans un contexte o\u00f9 la Chine persiste \u00e0 recourir \u00e0 la force envers les Tib\u00e9tains.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Le Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois consid\u00e8re qu\u2019il est temps d&#8217;adopter une approche d&#8217;ensemble qui consid\u00e9rerait les int\u00e9r\u00eats de toutes les parties impliqu\u00e9es, plut\u00f4t que ceux d&#8217;une seule, afin que le Tibet acqui\u00e8re une autonomie r\u00e9elle au sein de la Chine, ainsi que le demande le Dala\u00ef-lama.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Si votre parti est \u00e9lu au gouvernement, votre parti accepterait-il de rencontrer r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement le gouvernement tib\u00e9tain en exil (TGIE) en tant que repr\u00e9sentant l\u00e9gitime du peuple tib\u00e9tain ?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Le chef du Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, Gilles Duceppe, a rencontr\u00e9 \u00e0 deux reprises le Dala\u00ef Lama, soit en 2004 et en 2007. Le Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois est donc ouvert \u00e0 de futures rencontres avec le Dala\u00ef Lama. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Vous trouverez plus de d\u00e9tails concernant nos politiques dans la section <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial Unicode MS;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\uff6b\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">plateforme \u00e9lectorale\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial Unicode MS;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\uff7b <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">de notre site web\u00a0: www.parlonsqc.org<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h1 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Conservative Party<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thank you very much for your inquiry, on behalf of the Canada Tibet Committee, regarding the policy program the Conservative Party of Canada has put forward for consideration by Canadians. That policy program is contained in our party\u2019s platform, \u201cHere for Canada \u2013 Stephen Harper\u2019s Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth\u201d. I have attached a copy, in both official languages. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Aspects of our platform address matters raised in your inquiry, including the \u2018Defending Religious Freedom&#8217; section on page 40, which reads as follows:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em> Defending Religious Freedom: Around the world vulnerable religious minorities are subject to persecution, violence, and repression. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em> Canada has a proud tradition of defending fundamental human rights, such as freedom of religion and freedom of conscience; and our Government recognizes that respect for religious pluralism is inextricably linked to democratic development.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em> But we can and should do more to respond to the plight of those who suffer merely because of their faith. We will:<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>create a special Office of Religious Freedom in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>to monitor religious freedom around the world, to promote religious freedom as a key objective of Canadian foreign policy, and to advance policies and programs that support religious freedom;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>continue to ensure that Canada offers its protection to vulnerable religious minorities through our generous refugee resettlement programs; and<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>ensure that the Canadian International Development Agency works with groups supporting such vulnerable minorities.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thank you again for your inquiry. Please feel free to share this information and our platform with your members. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Yours Truly, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Fred DeLorey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Director of Communications<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For more information: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">www.conservative.ca<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h1 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Green Party<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Will your party support a House of Commons motion advocating for freedom of expression in Tibet and China addressing particular concern for the increased arrests of Tibetan and Chinese writers, musicians, bloggers, and intellectuals? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Green Party of Canada would fully support a House of Commons motion advocating for freedom of expression for the people of Tibet and China. Freedom of expression is vital for a functioning society. As one of China\u2019s largest trade partners, the Green Party believes the Canadian government is in a unique position to put pressure on the Chinese government. In particular, the Green Party believes that Chinese and Tibetan citizens who are mobilizing in opposition to repressive Chinese government policies should have the right to do so without fear of reprisal, and the Canadian government should act to protect them. A House of Commons motion would not only need to advocate freedom of expression, but should also pledge to monitor the situation and ensure that reforms are being put into action. Canada has a moral imperative to ensure that its trading partners conduct themselves ethically. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>If elected government what would your party&#8217;s foreign policy be in relation to China-Canada relations and how would human rights form an integral part of that policy? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If elected, we will ensure that trade relations continued between the nations, but strongly call for China to reform its approach to civil liberties. We would use Canada\u2019s significant influence through trade relations to push reforms in China. In pursuing this goal, the Green Party would advocate for a diplomatic approach, rather than military action or trade sanctions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Over 1.4 million Tibetan nomads and farmers have been involuntarily relocated into fixed settlement homes since 2006. If your party forms government will you call on the government of China to halt to the coercive policy of removing Tibetan nomads from the high-altitude grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If the Green Party of Canada forms government, we will call on the government of China to halt their coercive and oppressive techniques used on the Tibetan people, including the forced displacement of Tibetan nomads. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Should your party form government will you support environmentally sustainable and culturally appropriate development assistance to Tibet while promoting better water, energy and land-use policies and agreements throughout the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region including China; as well as civil society initiatives for the benefit of Tibetans inside Tibet including nomadic peoples who have been forcibly removed from high-altitude grasslands by Chinese authorities? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Green Party of Canada believes that development assistance must be environmentally sustainable and culturally appropriate. The Green Party asserts that Canada must also provide security for international aid and development groups on the ground as well as assist international aid agencies and local authorities in implementing environmental protection and restoration measures. Local groups are the most informed on what development issues need to be addressed, and Canada must increase its support for these grassroots organizations. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Under what conditions, if any, would your party support or facilitate investment by Canadian companies in Tibet? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Green Party of Canada would support Canadian corporate investment in Tibet if it is culturally and environmentally sensitive, and supports growth of the Tibetan economy. The Green Party of Canada is, in particular, opposed to the environmentally destructive practices of many Canadian mining companies operating around the world. Green MPs would work hard to introduce legislation to hold Canadian corporations that operate overseas to the same environmental and human rights standards as they are held to in Canada. Additionally, the Green Party of Canada would develop laws similar to the US Alien Tort Claims Act that will allows non-Canadian citizens to sue Canadian corporations for gross violations of human, environmental, and\/or labor rights in their own countries. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>If elected government, how would your party support the current dialogue between representatives of the Tibet Government-in-Exile and the government of China? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Green Party believes that too many resources have been focused on defence and military in the last few decades. This has depleted Canada\u2019s once-great role as peacekeeper and diplomat. If elected government, the Green Party of Canada would increase its diplomatic abilities, allowing it a greater role on the world stage. Through this, Canada would be able to mediate and encourage talks between the Tibet Government-in-Exile, and the government of China. Aggressive tactics have proven ineffective, and the Green Party is committed to a new way of approaching international relations. We would act to ensure that Canada would once again be seen as the peacekeeper, and use our economic clout with China to support and facilitate diplomatic talks. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>If elected government would your party agree to meet regularly with officials from the Tibet Government-in-Exile as the legitimate representative of the Tibetan people? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Green Party of Canada recognizes the legitimacy of the Tibet Government-in-Exile as the representative of the Tibetan people. Before being involved in federal politics, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May worked with the Canada-Tibet Committee and was honored to have the opportunity to meet with the Dalai-Lama. We believe talks with the Government-in-Exile should be encouraged and happen more frequently so as to open up discussion on Tibet-China relations. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For more information: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">www.greenparty.ca<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h1 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Liberal Party<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Liberal Party of Canada \/ Parti liberal du Canada<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">81 rue Metcalfe Street, Suite 400<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ottawa (Ontario) KIP 6M8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Comit\u00e9 Canada Tibet<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">300, Leo-Pariseau, Bureau 2250<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Montreal, Quebec H2X 4B3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thank you for your letter of April 5, 2011, containing questions for the Liberal Party of Canada. In response to your survey, we have compiled our answers and views into a single letter reply.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Liberal Party of Canada has always been a strong advocate for human rights in China and Tibet and we will continue to advocate for the respect of human and civil rights. We strongly encourage the government of China to work with the Tibetan people in a constructive way to resolve the Tibetan situation in a manner that fully respects human rights, international law and Tibet&#8217;s cultural identity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Liberals believe in strong and positive relations between Canada and China and that human rights issues can be most effectively addressed within a constructive relationship. Dialogue, and not confrontation, is the key to resolving the situation in Tibet and neighbouring provinces.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We remain concerned about the condition of human rights for Tibetans on numerous issues, ranging from resource allocation to freedom of expression. We have taken diplomatic opportunities to raise human rights issues with Chinese officials at the highest levels, and have encouraged the Chinese leadership to seek discussions with Tibetan representatives. We would like to see China strengthen its role as an active member of the international community and to improve human rights.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Canada&#8217;s own experience has shown that it is possible to respect the desire for cultural and regional identity and self-government within a united country. We continue to encourage the Chinese government to engage with the Tibetan political leadership in a spirit of constructive dialogue.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A Liberal government will pursue Global Network Agreements that will advance human rights by deepening and broadening human interactions and building more mature relationships in which dialogue and problem solving flourish over time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Alfred Apps<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">President<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Liberal Party of Canada<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For more information: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">www.liberal.ca<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h1 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">NDP<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Will your party support a House of Commons motion advocating for freedom of expression in Tibet and China addressing particular concern for the increased arrests of Tibetan and Chinese writers, musicians, bloggers, and intellectuals?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New Democrats have put forward a number of motions in Parliament in support of freedom of expression in Tibet and China. On October 29, 2010 New Democrat MP Wayne Marston moved the following motion in the House of Commons: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>That, in the opinion of the House, the government should encourage the Government of China to respect and protect Tibetan culture, language, religion and the region\u2019s environment.\u201c <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Peggy Nash our candidate in Parkdale High Park and the former MP for the area was outspoken in her commitment to the Tibetan community. In 2008 she presented the following motion in the House of Commons: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: urge the Government of the People&#8217;s Republic of China and the representatives of Tibet&#8217;s government in exile, notwithstanding their differences on Tibet&#8217;s historical relationship with China, to continue their dialogue in a forward-looking manner that will lead to pragmatic solutions that respect the Chinese constitutional framework, the territorial integrity of China and fulfill the aspirations of the Tibetan people for a unified and genuinely autonomous Tibet\u201d. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>If elected government what would your party&#8217;s foreign policy be in relation to China-Canada relations and how would human rights form an integral part of that policy? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New Democrats are strong believers in the protection of Human Rights and feel this principle should be a priority in foreign relations. Because of this New Democrats have strongly opposed the Harper Conservatives\u2019 free trade agreements with regimes like Columbia which have proven themselves to not respect human rights. As such we would approach relations with China from a perspective that China must improve its human rights record. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Over 1.4 million Tibetan nomads and farmers have been involuntarily relocated into fixed settlement homes since 2006. If your party forms government will you call on the government of China to halt to the coercive policy of removing Tibetan nomads from the high-altitude grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Forced removal from ones home lands is a violation of human rights. As stated above we would approach relations with China from a perspective that it must improve its human rights record. An NDP government would discuss these removals with the Chinese government with the aim of preventing them. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Should your party form government will you support environmentally sustainable and culturally appropriate development assistance to Tibet while promoting better water, energy and land-use policies and agreements throughout the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region including China; as well as civil society initiatives for the benefit of Tibetans inside Tibet including nomadic peoples who have been forcibly removed from high-altitude grasslands by Chinese authorities? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We will get Canada on track to fulfilling our longstanding commitment to increase our Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) budget to 0.7 per cent of GDP with an immediate increase of $500 million and further increases each year. We will implement the recommendations of the 2007 National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility to ensure that Canadian companies abide by international human rights law and environmental standards when operating overseas, and develop and enforce sanctions if they do not. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Under what conditions, if any, would your party support or facilitate investment by Canadian companies in Tibet? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New Democrat government will ensure that Canadian companies abide by international human rights law and environmental standards when operating overseas, and develop and enforce sanctions if they do not. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>If elected government, how would your party support the current dialogue between representatives of the Tibet Government-in-Exile and the government of China? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New Democrats strongly believe that diplomacy and the rule of international law is the appropriate means to resolve disputes. Because of this, a New Democrat government would support these discussions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>If elected government would your party agree to meet regularly with officials from the Tibet Government-in-Exile as the legitimate representative of the Tibetan people? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New Democrats believe in listening to and acting on the concerns of others. As such we would be willing to meet with representatives of the Tibetan people. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For more information: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">www.ndp.ca<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h1 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Parliamentary Friends of Tibet (PFT)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The following members of PFT are seeking reelection. The Canada Tibet Committee does not endorse any political party and provides this list solely for your information.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Rob Anders<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Claude Bachand<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Larry Bagnell<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Diane Bourgeois<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Gord Brown<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Irwin Cotler<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Paul Dewar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sukh Dhaliwal<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ruby Dhalla<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Meili Faille<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Christiane Gagnon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cheryl Gallant<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Monique Guay<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Gerard Kennedy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Jason Kenney<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Wayne Marston<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Deepak Obhrai<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bev Oda<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bernard Patry<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Scott Reid<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lee Richardson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Denise Savoie<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Mario Silva<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Peter Stoffer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">David Sweet<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00c8ve-Mary Tha\u00ef Thi Lac <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Robert Vincent<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 2cm }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }\n\t\tH1 { margin-bottom: 0.21cm }\n\t\tH1.western { font-family: \"Arial\", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt }\n\t\tH1.cjk { font-family: \"MS Mincho\"; font-size: 16pt }\n\t\tH1.ctl { font-family: \"Tahoma\"; font-size: 16pt }\n\t\tA:link { so-language: zxx }\n\t--><\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Election 2011 \u2013 May 2nd The Canada Tibet Committee posed seven questions to each of Canada\u2019s major political parties regarding their Tibet and China policies. 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