Dear friends,
Good afternoon.
Today, as a member of the Democratic Party of China Committee, I am here to express my support for all those who have been harmed or oppressed simply because they followed their conscience and stood up for their basic human rights.
Today, I also want to speak about one value that unites us: freedom.
Freedom means having the right to think freely, speak freely, and choose what we believe. It means being able to follow our conscience without fear. It means that no one should be persecuted because of their religion, political views, or personal beliefs.
The Democratic Party of China Committee stands for democracy, freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. Falun Gong practitioners follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.
We may come from different backgrounds and hold different beliefs, but we share one important principle: every person deserves dignity, and everyone’s basic rights should be respected and protected by law.
Freedom is not only something we enjoy for ourselves. It is something we must protect for others.
Democracy is not only about the voice of the majority. It is also about protecting the voices of minorities.
Freedom of belief is not only about protecting the beliefs we agree with. It is about protecting the right of every person to believe, or not to believe, without fear of persecution.
This is why we are here today.
We came here for freedom, and we are here to protect it.
We are here to defend human dignity.
We are here to defend freedom of conscience.
We are here to defend freedom of belief.
And we are here to protect the value of freedom itself.
Let us continue to stand together and speak up for human dignity, human rights, freedom, and the rule of law. Let us work toward ending the CCP’s authoritarian rule, so that every Chinese person can one day live in freedom.
Thank you.
2026年9月19日(多伦多)