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Taiwanese President Ideal Fit for Prestigious John McCain Award, Parliament Unanimously Agrees

Taiwanese President ‘Ideal Fit’ for Prestigious John McCain Award, Parliament Unanimously Agrees Sajjan rejects claims that the government threatened to withold funding for Halifax security conference The House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion Wednesday in support of the Halifax Security International Forum’s decision to award the prestigious John McCain prize to the president of Taiwan. The motion, introduced by Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong and created in consultation with all political parties, called on MPs to express whether they agree with the statement of the Forum’s vice president Robin Shepherd that President Tsai Ing-wen deserves the John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service.

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China scolds Canada over Parliament s support of Halifax Security Forum award to Taiwan

POLITICO China scolds Canada over Parliament s support of Halifax Security Forum award to Taiwan The development came a few days after POLITICO reported that Canadian officials told organizers of the forum that Canada would withdraw its support for the event if its flagship John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service went to Tsai. A nonbinding motion, adopted unanimously Wednesday by MPs, called President Tsai Ing-wen a “well-respected international leader, female president of Taiwan and a strong global advocate for democracy.” | Chiang Ying-ying/AP Link Copied OTTAWA The Chinese government fired a warning shot at Canada on Thursday after its Parliament declared Taiwan s president an ideal candidate for a prestigious international human justice award.

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Parliament declares Taiwan President ideal candidate for Halifax forum leadership prize

Parliament declares Taiwan President ideal candidate for Halifax forum leadership prize
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Glavin: Taiwan s liberal-democracy champion is squeezed out as Canada kowtows to China

Glavin: Taiwan s liberal-democracy champion is squeezed out as Canada kowtows to China
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Sajjan won t commit to future funding for forum - The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file . This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan wouldn’t commit to continuing to fund an annual security forum in Halifax that has become embroiled in a controversy over an award it reportedly planned to give to the President of Taiwan. The Halifax International Security Forum has been staging a conference every fall since 2009 when it was established by the Conservative government’s then-defence minister Peter MacKay. It brings together defence and foreign policy-minded politicians, analysts and pundits from Canada, the United States, Europe and beyond. It’s been called the “Davos of international security” and gets about 50 per cent of its budget from the federal government, a traditio

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