A rally followed by a parade consisting of roughly 1,200 Falun Gong adherents was held in downtown Toronto on July 17 to call for an end to the ongoing persecution campaign launched by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against adherents in China 23 years ago.
During the rally, held outside the Ontario legislature in Queen’s Park, practitioners of the spiritual group heard stories from victims of the persecution, and received words of support from some Canadian officials, including Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen.
“Religious freedom is central to a just society. No one should ever be targeted or harassed for their religion, no matter where they live,” Bergen said in a letter that was read at the rally….