Parliamentary Book Launch and Panel Discussion

Optimum Publishing International is pleased to present Benedict Rogers author of The China Nexus along with Senator Leo Housakos and Uyghur human rights leader and Lawyer Nury Turkel  

Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Place: Room 320 Wellington Building: 180 Wellington St., Ottawa. 

Agenda

 Introduction: Dean Baxendale Publisher Optimum Publishing International

The Book and Reading: Benedict Rogers

Panel Topics

The Human Rights Tragedy for minority populations in China and the little know repression of Han Chinese

Transnational Repression The use of disinformation and suppression of facts by the United Front Works in Canada and around the world. This includes the voices of journalists, academics, authors, and diaspora communities worldwide who have attempted to bring the human rights tragedies in China to the Public (but it extends well beyond this topic)*

How FARA(Foreign Agents Registration Act) can help the cause of human rights in China and around the worl

How bi-partisanship and cooperation in Our Commons can lead to sensible dialogue and engagement amongst parliamentarians to achieve a more robust policy that comprehensively addresses Human rights violations in China and other nations. More importantly, how using The Rule of Law as a guide to the above process will strengthen Canadians’ civil, religious and human rights here at home. 

Q and A from guests and media 15 minutes

The Panel

Moderated by Dominic Cardy, New Brunswick MLA & former Education Minister

Nury Turkel, Lawyer and Chair of the US committee on International Religious Freedoms

Senator Leo Housakos, Appointed to the senate in 2008

Benedict Rogers Author, Journalist, human rights champion, CEO Hong Kong Watch, Advisor to IPAC

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