Former Canadian Lawmaker Criticizes The New York Times for Planning Hit Piece on Shen Yun

Shen Yun is doing “a fantastic job” and The New York Times shouldn’t be targeting it with hit pieces, former Ontario lawmaker Jack MacLaren told The Epoch Times after seeing the classical Chinese dance performance at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on April 15. “It’s been about 10 years since I came to my first Shen Yun show. I think I’ve been three times, and I’ve always enjoyed it,” added Mr. MacLaren, who served as a member of Ontario’s provincial parliament from 2011 to 2018. His remarks come on the heels of an Epoch Times article in March reporting that the NY Times had been planning a hit piece against Shen Yun Performing Arts for nearly six months....