這是加拿大國會眾議院提出並通過的第一個關於法輪功的動議案(Private Motion)。這項動議案是由國會議員斯科特-瑞德先生提出,並由國會全體通過。
國會議員瑞德的辦公室非常高興,並指出:個人動議案在眾議院內得到所有黨派的全體通過,這在加拿大國會是罕見的。
動議案全文如下:
眾議院認為,加拿大總理應該利用在亞太經濟合作會議(APEC)和中國主席江澤民會見時,單獨提出在加拿大有直系親屬的十三名法輪功學員在中國繼續被監禁一事,並強調如果這些人(即:何立志、逯秀珍、彭天雄、吳佔忠、黃秀超、邱柏、楊月麗、金洋濤、黃劍剛、黃廣壽、林鳴立、鄭州、孫長正)能夠和他們在加拿大的家人團聚的話,加拿大人將願意加強現有的貿易和資助關係。
附:英文原文
FROM THE OFFICE OF SCOTT REID, MP
PRIVATE MEMBERS MOTION (M-236)
A RESOLUTION ON FALUN GONG
That, in the opinion of this House, the Prime Minister should take advantage of his upcoming meeting with President Jiang Zemin of China at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation [APEC] Conference to privately raise the issue of the continued imprisonment in China of thirteen [13] Falun Gong practitioners who have close family ties to Canada, and to emphasize that Canadians would be more willing to strengthen existing trade and aid ties between Canada and China if these individuals (namely, Lizhi He; Xiuzhen Lu; Tianxiong Peng; Zhanzhong Wu; Xiuchao Huang; Bo Qiu; Yueli Yang; Yangtao Jin; Jiangang Huang; Guangshou Huang; Mingli Lin; Zhou Zheng; and Changzheng Sun) were re-united with their families in Canada.