Canada: Exposing the Truth on Parliament Hill on July 20th

On July 20th six years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) headed by Jiang Zemin launched a large-scale persecution campaign against the Falun Gong spiritual group. According to data from the Minghui website, news from various channels has confirmed that 2711 Falun Gong practitioners have died as a result of persecution over the past six years. These practitioners were distributed over 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of the country. On July 20, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in Ottawa, Canada held activities on Parliament Hill to mourn these practitioners and tell people about Falun Dafa and the facts of the persecution.

Group practise on Parliament Hill

Tourists from around the world learn about the facts of Falun Gong on Parliament Hill

In front Canada's Parliament Buildings there is a constant stream of people. Practitioners in white peacefully sat on the lawn to meditate. Some other practitioners introduced Falun Gong to visitors passing by and explained background of the persecution to them.

Behind lies and hatred

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhou Limin said in an interview, "Over the past six years, the persecution has been carrying on while concealed by the Jiang Zemin regime's lies. From the very beginning, the lies fabricated to slander Falun Gong, included so-called 'self-immolation incident on Tiananmen Square' and '1,600 death cases,' have been spread to all over China by means of the media controlled by CCP. The lies and hatred propaganda were also extended to outside China. Not long ago, the hate crimes group of the Edmonton City Police Department declared that through a year's investigation, it is affirmed that the brochure against Falun Gong published and distributed by the Chinese Consulate in Calgary in 2004 was hate propaganda publication. It has committed an offence against the Canadian criminal law."

Ms. Zhou Limin continued, "Over the past six years, Jiang's regime has been using such methods, under the cover of lies, to persecute and torture Falun Gong practitioners physically, mentally and spiritually. Under such a large-scale suppression and persecution, Falun Gong practitioners, however, have been persistently exposing the truth in a peaceful manner so as to stop the persecution."

Ms. Chen from Mainland China also talked about the persecution she suffered in China for persisting in her belief. She has a very good education background and had a good job in China, but after July 20, 1999, she has suffered greatly for persisting in her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She lived under surveillance for a long period of time, her home was once ransacked and she was illegally detained. Last year, she was abducted and taken against her will to a brainwashing class, and subsequently she lost her job.

In her speech, Ms. Chen said, "Over the past six years, of the fellow practitioners we used to cultivate with, some have been illegally detained, sent to forced labour camps or sentenced to prison. Some have been abducted to brainwashing classes to suffer torment both physically and mentally. Some have been expelled from their jobs, their schools, some stay away from home and live a homeless life, and some practitioners' families have been broken up. In front of the huge tribulations, our Falun Gong practitioners have endured with their strong faith and persevering courage. We have unremittingly practised the principles of 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.' In face of tyranny and violence, we have insisted on the truth unyieldingly, but we have never used violence to fight back. In face of lies, we have only patiently explained the facts, telling people the facts that 'Falun Dafa is Great', and 'Falun Dafa is a Righteous Way.'"

Bringing people the truth

Ms. Nie in her 70s has experienced tremendous changes both physically and mentally since practising Falun Dafa. She could not read before, but she can now read Falun Dafa books. Ms. Nie spends much of her time each week telling tourists from around the world about Falun Gong and the persecution on Parliament Hill and other places. She said, "I only want to tell people Falun Dafa is great."

Ms. Diana said in an interview that more and more people have learned about the facts of Falun Gong now. In China, affected by Falun Gong practitioners' anti-persecution movement, more than three million people have publicly withdrawn from the CCP. Time has proved that the persecution will not last long, because good will ultimately triumph over evil.