House of Commons declares Myanmar treatment of Rohingya a ‘genocide’
OTTAWA — The House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion Thursday to recognize the crimes against the Rohingya as a genocide.
The motion, put forward by Liberal MP Andrew Leslie, also endorsed the findings of a United Nations fact-finding mission outlining how crimes against humanity have been committed by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya and other minorities.
In Washington, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland praised MPs for passing the motion to recognize “this atrocity.”
“It is a very important step for Canada to recognize that crimes against the Rohingya constitute a genocide,” she said after emerging from NAFTA talks.