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Over a dozen MPs gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28 to mark the anniversary of Falun Dafa, a Chinese spiritual practice first introduced to the public more than three decades ago.

MPs from both major political parties delivered speeches in front of hundreds of Falun Dafa practitioners and other attendees at the celebration. The event included a marching band and dance performances as well as demonstrations of the meditative exercises of Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong.

Liberal MP Judy Sgro welcomed the practitioners on behalf of the newly elected prime minister and his government and commended Falun Dafa’s moral teachings and values.

“It's wonderful for us to be here on this beautiful, sunny day that clearly, God is shining down on all of us, especially those of you who are celebrating the 33rd anniversary today,” Sgro, co-chair of Parliamentary Friends of Falun Gong, told the crowd.

Liberal MP Judy Sgro speaks during the World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. Sgro welcomed Falun Gong practitioners to Parliament Hill on behalf of Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal government. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

Referring to the guiding principles of Falun Dafa—truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, or forbearance—Sgro said the whole world is in need of these tenets.

“Everywhere we look today, we've got conflicts,” she said. “If we could just get everybody into believing in the basic words of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, I think the world … would be a much better place.”

Conservative MP and Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman noted the benefits that Falun Dafa brings to the community and said her party would stand with the practitioners in the face of persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Conservative MP and Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

“Every single day, I'm always proud to add my voice to yours. I'm proud to stand with you,” she said.

“I know that the Falun Dafa movement, everything that you are a part of, adds to each and every one of our communities, not only with volunteerism, … but by the tolerance and the benevolence and the forbearance that you preach.”

Falun Dafa is a traditional Chinese discipline combining slow-moving exercises and moral teachings based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. Introduced in China on May 13, 1992, an <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/how-falun-gong-spread-and-transformed-china-in-the-90s-5856755?ea_src=author_manual&ea_med=related_stories">estimated</a> upward of 100 million people had adopted it by 1999.


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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Today we celebrate Falun Dafa and its guiding principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. Your strength in the face of adversity inspires a more just and compassionate world. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FalunDafa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FalunDafa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HumanRights?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://t.co/yQL41mEjG9">pic.twitter.com/yQL41mEjG9</a></p>
— Judy Sgro (@honjudysgro) <a href="https://twitter.com/honjudysgro/status/1927874057250148459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Although the discipline is currently practised in more than 100 countries worldwide, it is banned in communist China, where practitioners have faced severe persecution for more than 25 years, with reports of torture, forced labour, killings, and even live <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/how-falun-gong-is-persecuted-in-china-3436366">forced organ harvesting</a>.

The persecution was launched in 1999 by then-CCP leader Jiang Zemin, who saw the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity and moral teachings as being at odds with the CCP’s atheistic doctrines.
<h2>‘An Inspiration’</h2>
Conservative MP Scott Reid praised Falun Dafa practitioners, calling them “such amazing people who do such amazing work.”

“You're an inspiration in ways that are profound,” he said in his speech. “You're addressing universal values, but you're addressing them in a way that is key to bringing China and its amazing ancient culture, its values, into the world system for the benefit of China itself and its people, for the benefit of the rest of the world.”

He also noted that at the same time, he is sad that the persecution is continuing in China.

“The Communist Party continues a completely senseless campaign against a fundamentally non-political movement. It makes no sense to me,” Reid said.

Conservative MP Scott Reid speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

However, he said, through the practitioners' “extraordinary commitment to forbearance and compassion,” the persecution will end one day. He said the effort that the practitioners are displaying while incorporating their “amazing set of values into the culture of the world” is the “great work perhaps of our century.”
<h2>‘Stand Together in Solidarity’</h2>
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, co-chair of Parliamentary Friends of Falun Gong along with Liberal MP Sgro, noted the peaceful nature of the practice while adding that under the Communist Party in China, it has been subject to “some of the worst persecution that we have seen.”


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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Honoured to speak at the Celebration of Falun Dafa Day on Parliament Hill.</p>
I stand in solidarity with Falun Dafa practitioners, who are subject to systematic human rights abuses by the Beijing Communist Regime - including forced organ harvesting on a mass scale. <a href="https://t.co/ma1kh2xRhd">pic.twitter.com/ma1kh2xRhd</a>

— Michael Cooper, MP (@MichaelCooperMP) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelCooperMP/status/1927784030696550734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“We have to stand together in solidarity for truth and justice and stand against the threats to world peace and to universal human dignity that are presented by the CCP,” he said.

Genuis said the work he did to pass legislation in the previous sessions of Parliament will make it harder for the CCP to continue its forced organ harvesting of Falun Dafa prisoners of conscience, as the legislation enables Ottawa to <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2024/12/canada-sanctions-chinese-officials-for-human-rights-violations.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">impose sanctions</a> on CCP officials involved in the heinous practice.

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

“But the work is not done on that. We can work with partners around the world to have similar legislation adopted in some other jurisdictions, and work with provincial and territorial leaders to ensure the full implementation of measures to prevent any kind of Canadian complicity in forced organ harvesting and trafficking,” he said.

Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux noted the significance of what Falun Dafa practitioners are doing, not only in Ottawa and his constituency in Winnipeg, but “around the world.”

He said the practitioners do important work to ensure “the spiritual well-being” of the world and to raise awareness about the persecution in China.

Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)


<h2>‘Falun Dafa Will Prevail’</h2>
Mike Duggan, a city councillor in Gatineau, Quebec, just across the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill, said the scene created by the Falun Dafa practitioners on May 28 was “the nicest I’ve seen in this place in quite a while.”

“Falun Dafa, a spiritual practice rooted in the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance, offers millions a path to personal growth, health, and inner peace through meditation and moral teachings,” Duggan said.

“In over 100 countries, practitioners gather in parks and public spaces such as this one, sharing their beliefs and exercises freely, contributing to cultural diversity and mutual understanding.”

Mike Duggan, a Gatineau city councillor, speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

Duggan noted the importance of freedom of thought and the ability to practise one’s faith, and how that is cherished in Canada.

“I support Falun Dafa practitioners in their peaceful pursuit of faith, hoping that their example … inspires greater compassion and respect for diversity everywhere, among all humans around the world,” he said.

Conservative MP Michael Cooper said Falun Dafa's tenets are the “antithesis of everything” that the CCP stands for.

“In fact, there is one word that sums up the Beijing-based communist regime, and that is evil,” he said.

And it’s important to stand up to this evil, Cooper added.

Conservative MP Michael Cooper speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

“As a member of Parliament, I will go–as I have for years–into that chamber to stand up and speak out in support of the Falun Dafa,” he said.

“Good will prevail, Falun Dafa will prevail.”
<h2>Ending the Persecution</h2>
Liberal MP Yvan Baker said more people need to be made aware of the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are facing in China, noting that he is an “ally” in efforts to end the persecution.

“It's important that Canadians know about the persecution of … the followers of Falun Dafa, and that we do all we can to support them,” he said.

Liberal MP Yvan Baker speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall said Falun Dafa has been a source of “mental, moral, and physical enrichment” for millions of people, even as it faces persecution in China and interference attempts by the CCP in other countries.

“For most of the 33 years, Falun Dafa has been persecuted by the highest levels of the Beijing communist regime in China and abroad,” Wagantall said.

“It's no wonder why Beijing works so tirelessly to suppress followers of Falun Dafa. Its main tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance stand antithetical to what the communist regime stands for.”

Wagantall added she stands with Falun Dafa practitioners “today, and every day.”

Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)


<h2>‘The True North Strong and Free’</h2>
Conservative MP James Bezan said the three principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance practised by Falun Dafa practitioners is “really all about the principles of us Canadians.”

“We're going to continue to celebrate Falun Dafa Day every year,” he told the practitioners on Parliament Hill. “And I know that each and every one of you, whether you're born a Canadian or you have come here to become a Canadian, I thank you for making Canada the True North Strong and Free.”

Bezan also noted the work he did to pass the 2017 “<a href="https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/j-2.3/FullText.html">Sergei Magnitsky</a>” law, also known as the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, to sanction government officials and individuals from other countries involved in human right atrocities.

Conservative MP James Bezan speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

“There is no reason why those bureaucrats, doctors, corrupt businesspeople should be able to bring their families and their wealth to Canada and use us as a safe haven when they have really benefited from the torture and the atrocities against Falun Dafa,” he said.

“I'll continue to use my voice as a member of Parliament to stand up and speak out for Falun Gong practitioners.”

Conservative MP Dan Muys said he attends the Falun Dafa Day celebrations in Ottawa every year and thanked practitioners for holding the event.

Conservative MP Dan Muys speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

“Thank you for coming here and [for the] peaceful demonstration each year to extol the virtues of truth, compassion and forbearance, which are virtues that the world needs more of,” he said.
<h2>‘A Powerful Reminder’</h2>
Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld said the World Falun Dafa Day celebration is a “powerful reminder of the universal values that unite us: truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.”

Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

“These principles not only form the foundation of Falun Dafa, but also inspire peaceful coexistence and mutual respect across communities across Canada and beyond,” Vandenbeld said.

“I commend the resilience and dedication of Falun Dafa practitioners in promoting peace, wellness, and human dignity, often in the face of profound adversity.”

Conservative MP Costas Menegakis speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

Conservative MP Costas Menegakis noted that he last joined the World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in 2015 before he left politics, and now has a chance to join again this time after being re-elected in the April 28 general election.

“It's beautiful to see so many people from Montreal, from Ottawa, from Toronto gathering here to celebrate this, the 33rd Falun Dafa Day, right here … in the nation's capital,” he said.

Conservative MP Rhonda Kirkland speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

Newly elected Conservative MP Rhonda Kirlkand also wished the attendees a “happy Falun Dafa Day,” adding that she was “excited” to be part of the event.

Conservative MP Michael Guglielmin, also newly elected in the recent election, wished the attendees a “Happy Falun Dafa Day” and said it’s important to stand to support the practitioners in the face of the CCP’s persecution.

Conservative MP Michael Guglielmin speaks during World Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times)

“It's an honour to stand on the side of truth and justice and to support our friends in the community, and [I’m] proud that our party has stood up for human rights, especially with all the issues going on with the CCP,” Guglielmin said.

<em>Carolina Avendano contributed to this report.</em>

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/falun-dafa-will-prevail-canadian-mps-mark-33rd-falun-dafa-day-on-parliament-hill-5864608">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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