Chinese flag folly

Dear Editor:

I was disappointed when reading the news recently that the Ontario government planned to fly the flag of the People’s Republic of China.

What was the government thinking when two Canadians are incarcerated by the Chinese government? Micheal Koving and Michael Spavor have been imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party for two years. Now are we going to celebrate the national day of China? I am grateful that there were many Canadians that stood up against this.

I applaud our riding’s MP Micheal Chong for what he said about this. He was against it because raising this flag would send a definite negative message. He said, “I don’t think any order of government in Canada should be flying the flag of the People’s Republic of China while two Canadian citizens are wrongfully imprisoned in China.” Thank you Micheal Chong for standing against this plan.

I am glad that the flag raising was cancelled. The reason given for the cancellation was because of the rising COVID-19 restrictions. But they also cancelled all flag raisings.

My question still remains: why are we supporting a country that honours no rights and is putting citizens in prison camps while at the same time ignoring our allies?

Ian Hoeksema, Fergus