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This week, Canada officially voted to declare the human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslims in China as a genocide. The motion passed overwhelmingly<\/a>, with a vote in the House of Commons receiving a vote of 266-0 in favor, and with support from all opposition parties. Lawmakers also filed a motion asking the International Olympic Committee to refuse to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in China if the genocide is still being perpetrated. Yet one notable person did not<\/em> support the motions: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Associated Press<\/a>, Conservative Party leader Erin O\u2019Toole said a strong statement must be made when it comes to the Uighur genocide. \u201cOn a matter like genocide, Canada needs to send a clear and unequivocal signal that we will stand up for human rights and the dignity of human rights, even if it means sacrificing some economic opportunity,\u201d O\u2019Toole said. \u201cOur values are not for sale.\u201d A coalition of different political parties in Canada \u2014 The Conservatives, New Democrats, Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, and Greens \u2014 have all called for sanctions<\/a> to be placed against China as well.<\/p>\n

Yet Trudeau was less enthusiastic about using the word genocide<\/em>. \u201cWhen it comes to the application of the very specific word genocide, we simply need to ensure that all the i\u2019s are dotted and t\u2019s are crossed before a determination like that is made,\u201d Trudeau said, according to the Associated Press, which also noted that Trudeau called genocide a “loaded term.”<\/p>\n

Trudeau and the senior members of his cabinet did not attend the vote earlier this week. His lack of decisive action condemning the Uighur genocide is reminiscent of President Biden’s earlier statements on the subject, in which he made reference to China’s “different cultural norms<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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Unsurprisingly, Chinese officials continue to deny that Uighurs are being mistreated. \u201cWe firmly oppose that because it runs counter to the facts. And it\u2019s like, you know, interfering in our domestic affairs,\u201d Cong Peiwu, China\u2019s ambassador to Canada, told The Hill<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing like genocide happening in Xinjiang at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the insistence from Trudeau and Chinese officials that no genocide is taking place, multiple investigations from outlets like Haaretz<\/a>, Buzzfeed News<\/a>, and the\u00a0BBC<\/a>\u00a0have found otherwise. An estimated one million Uighurs are being held in concentration camps, where survivors have told horrific tales of sadistic sexual violence, forced labor, torture, vivisection without anesthesia, forcible abortions and sterilization, and murder.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that the information about this genocide has become more and more readily apparent, world leaders like Biden and Trudeau continue to remain silent, refusing to speak against the genocide or take action to free the innocent people being tortured and killed in China.<\/p>\n

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