Conservative Party of Canada president John Walsh sent a letter July 1 that read, in part, that the Tories "appreciate the Chinese Communist Party" and would "look forward to the future relations between the two parties." : hmm so he is in love with the Chinese communists Party thats not going to go over well!!!.

OTTAWA - The political party that backed the creation of an Ottawa monument to victims of communism has also sent a congratulatory letter to the Communist Party of China (CPC) on its 90th anniversary.




Chinese media have reported that Conservative Party of Canada president John Walsh sent a letter July 1 that read, in part, that the Tories "appreciate the Chinese Communist Party" and would "look forward to the future relations between the two parties."



Human rights critics were not shy in their criticism.



Former MP David Kilgour described the letter as "naive with a capital 'N'."



Kilgour, who's no longer a member of any political party, added that the CPC has a nasty legacy that deserves criticism, not praise.



"It's everything that a democratic party in Canada or anywhere else in the world would want to keep at barge pole distance," he said.



Former diplomat and frequent critic of Chinese communists, Brian McAdam, slammed Walsh.



"Obviously the letter-writer, like many other persons in the government unfortunately, has very little knowledge about China," McAdam said. "It's been one of the most appalling regimes in human history."



Aside from religious persecutions, forced abortions and a sorry human rights record, tens of millions of people have been killed through famines and other Chinese communist policies.



McAdam suggests Chinese immigrants would probably be disappointed that the Conservatives had congratulated communist authorities.



"These people voted with their feet to leave China because they don't have any democracy and never will have any democracy in China," he said.



Neither Walsh nor other Tory officials responded to QMI Agency's requests for comment on the letter, but the Prime Minister's Office offered a brief statement.



"The promotion and protection of human rights is a big part of Canada's foreign policy and a priority in our dealings with China," wrote PMO press secretary Andrew MacDougall. "Canada takes every appropriate opportunity to express our concerns to the Chinese government and to urge China to implement and adhere to international standards of human rights."



Tribute to Liberty, a registered charity headed up by Canadians whose countries of ancestry were afflicted by communism, is now raising funds for an Ottawa memorial to the victims of communist crimes