Nearly 20 MPs voiced support for Falun Dafa and condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s interference campaign against Shen Yun, as practitioners of the spiritual discipline gathered in Ottawa to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the practice’s introduction to the public.
The event, which took place on Parliament Hill on May 5, consisted of exercise demonstrations by practitioners, a marching band performance, speeches by MPs and other keynote speakers, as well as traditional Chinese song and dance performances. Similar celebrations take place in cities around the world every year.
MPs from different political parties delivered speeches at the celebratory event, which was attended by hundreds of Falun Dafa practitioners and other attendees.