Tories Urge Canada to Join Other Democracies in Condemning HK for Arrest Warrants, Bounties on Exiled Activists

Published on December 17, 2023

The Conservatives are pressing the Canadian government to condemn Hong Kong authorities as they impose arrest bounties on more self-exiled democracy activists. “Conservatives condemn the Hong Kong government’s ongoing effort to intimidate individuals living in democracies standing up for human rights and democracy, including those from Canada,” Conservative MP Michael Chong wrote in an X post on Dec. 16. “We encourage the Trudeau government to join the international community in condemning this act of transnational repression.” On Dec. 14, the Hong Kong Police’s National Security Department issued arrest warrants for five individuals, saying that they have allegedly violated the city’s National Security Law and have fled overseas and that they have been placed on the wanted list....

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