Liberal Party of Canada MP Michael Ma sparks backlash after casting doubt on forced labour of Uyghurs in China

Ma was originally a conservative party candidate in the Markham-Unionville riding in the Toronto metro area. During last year's election, his Liberal opponent, incumbent Liberal MP Paul Chiang, got a lot of heat from a similar pro-China scandal The liberals made him withdraw and then put in another candidate, but Ma ended up winning and became one of the handful of Toronto area seats which flipped conservative, denying liberals a majority government However, just a few months ago Ma decided that he actually wants to be a liberal so he switched sides and joined the liberal party, which caught national news attention. A lot of voters in the riding felt betrayed and protested Now he is in a weird spot where he has to rebuild a support base, and then he goes off and does something like this

C'mon, Ma.

Every time I see people on Listnook discussing Xinjiang and Tibet, I feel like I'm in a parallel universe. In fact, much of the related public opinion within China is complaining about the existence of forced labor driven by capital in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and other cities. Many people have become the so called "right-wing"or "left-wing"....some sort of conspiracy theorist. Many also complain that people in Xinjiang and Tibet are living off subsidies, and that the government is handing over hard-earned money from developed regions to these areas. Even though these places are sparsely populated, they still get road and high-speed rail construction, bridge and tunnel building after bridge.Vigorously promote and cultivate certain role models. Even their cultural preservation spending is at least a billion dollars annually. As for the so-called Han-minority conflict, it's largely instigated by the claim that "the government gives them too much money and too good treatment" or "Privileged Citizen". How Ridiculous…

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If you observe the actions of the major powers - China, Russia, and the US - China is currently engaging primarily in internal repression, whereas Russia and the US have engaged in external action that is destabilizing to the world. Given that, I don't think too many countries are going to line up with "punishing" China for its actions, and you're going to see a lot more of this.

Liberals compromised by China and Conservatives compromised by America when it comes to Canada. Sucks

It sounds like Ma has quickly walked back his statements. His claim is that he was referencing the wrong region: >By Thursday evening, Ma posted an apology on social media that said his aggressive line of questioning referred to Shenzhen, a global hub for Chinese EV manufacturing, but not Xinjiang, where the aluminum at issue in the Human Rights Watch report originates. >"I condemn forced labour, in all its forms. Canada has amongst the most rigorous forced-labour import laws in the world, and I am proud to support the government's work to eradicate forced labour from supply chains and enforce Canada's import prohibition," his apology to both the witness and other committee members concluded. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-ma-china-forced-labour-investigation-9.7144931](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-ma-china-forced-labour-investigation-9.7144931)

what a sacrilege! Never question what we tell you about our enemy.

Revoking citizenship or remigration should only be reserved for the most extreme cases, like terrorism or treason. Siding with an adversary like was done here could potentially be considered treason, so this is a rare instance where Canadians may support revoking citizenship/remigration.