ROTHENBURGER -- Most stayed clear of the China reception, and I applaud them for it. It would have been even better if 150 more of them had stayed away
POSTED with permission of the author THE CONTROVERSIAL Chinese Consulate-General’s reception for Union of B.C. Municipalities delegates on Wednesday evening (Sept. 25, 2019) in Vancouver was a fine media event but, otherwise, it wasn’t much of an event at all. The issue with the reception is that China has not been a friend to Canada lately, detaining two Canadian citizens and pulling stunts with bans on Canadian goods in clear retribution for Canada’s detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the request of the U.S. IMAGE by Mel Rothenburger I would have boycotted the reception along with a lot of others but, out of curiosity, decided to briefly drop in to get a feel for the room, which at past UBCM conventions has been jam-packed with delegates. Outside the front door of the Waterfront Hotel, several media and some delegates and Chinese-Canadian citizens calling for a boycott of the reception mingled as protest placards were handed out. ...