[For immediate release]
June 6, 2018
Today, Senator Thanh Hai Ngo issued the following statement regarding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invitation to Vietnam to the Special Outreach Session held in the context of the G7 Summit on June 9, 2018, in Charlevoix, Quebec.
“I am terribly concerned about Canada’s unjustified invitation to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to a special side meeting to discuss environmental responsibility without due consideration for the rampant corruption and illegal detentions by Vietnamese authorities following a severe environmental incident in 2016.
“It is highly irresponsible for the Government of Canada to engage Vietnam on the margins of the G7 meeting without fully understanding the aftermath of the April 2016 Formosa Ha Tinh Steel plant incident that discharged toxic industrial chemicals polluting 200 km of Vietnam’s coastline, killing marine life and devastating a vital fishing industry.
