A Beijing native who openly criticizes her mother country’s government, Wong says she’s not exactly a sought-after figure in the Chinese-immigrant establishment. I feel free to speak upAmong the speakers at a local library branch, is a Vancouver blogger who tested the limits of the democratic system. Another Vancouver-area group, the Alliance of the Guard of Canadian Values, holds protests against Chinese policies, but also regular seminars to talk to new immigrants about Canadian democratic principles, says leader Louis Huang. Huang argues the Chinese Communist party has penetrated “deep in our political, social and economic system” but that governments here are largely oblivious. Wong’s own story could itself serve as an inspiration for embracing Canadian democratic principles.

Source: National Post March 15, 2019 00:45 UTC