(Clearwisdom.net)
EDMONTON
September 17, 2004
(Name and address omitted)
Dear ----,
Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding recent
reports of a drive-by shooting of Falun Gong practitioners in South Africa.
Please forgive the delay in my response, but as you can appreciate the volume of
mail received at my office does not always allow as prompt a response as I would
wish.
Please be assured that your concerns are being strongly
noted. The Conservative Party of Canada condemns human rights abuses under any
regime as well as the continued violations of human rights that take place under
the Chinese government.
I also appreciate the concerns you express regarding hate
propaganda targeting Falun Gong by the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in Canada.
My colleagues and I in the Official Opposition continue to work hard on behalf
of Falun Gong practitioners on issues such as this one. In the past I have
written letters to our senior ministers as well as the Chinese government,
identifying these abuses and calling for these violations to end. I have also
taken the liberty of forwarding your concerns to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
for the government's consideration of your views.
Thank you again for your correspondence and please be assured
that the Conservative Party of Canada will continue to speak out against human
rights violations and strongly condemn all acts of terror.
Sincerely,
Rahim Jaffer, MP
Edmonton-Strathcona