Neighbouring Bangladesh and Canadian Citizenship

kyi: Aung San Suu Kyi, the celebrated de facto leader of Myanmar, has come under harsh international criticism for failing to speak out against the violence, according to Metro News. Many of those gathered in Ottawa were demanding the Liberal government strip Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship. The powerful military in Myanmar is accused of burning down the homes Rohingya Muslims, forcing more than 400,000 members of the persecuted minority to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh as refugees, according to the latest figures from the United Nations. As Canadians, we believe in democracy, freedom, protection of human rights and a commitment to the rule of law, said Fareed Khan, who has sponsored a petition calling on the Liberal government to revoke the honour. Regrettably, that no longer seems to be the case, he said. When Canada conferred honorary Canadian status on Aung San Suu Kyi, it was because she was said to embody these principles, Khan told the crowd gathered below the steps leading up to Parliament Hill. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.