Canada opposition leader calls on Justin Trudeau to push to move Beijing’s Winter Olympics out of China
- ‘Canada should not be sending its athletes to compete there while a genocide is being committed against Uygurs,’ said Erin O’Toole
- O’Toole also called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to push for the relocation of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Canada’s official opposition party wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders’ Summit to take a stand against China and call for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from Beijing.
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole sent the letter on Friday as Trudeau is set to convene with other world leaders in the United Kingdom next week.
As the leader of the host nation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to focus the meeting on efforts to fight Covid-19 and making an economic comeback from the pandemic.
Working with allies on ways to stand up to “the threat the Communist Chinese regime poses” is one of the main tasks O’Toole outlines in his letter for the upcoming summit.
“As the Prime Minister, I also implore you to also use your voice on the world stage to call for the relocation of the 2022 Winter Olympics out of Beijing,” the letter reads.
