MP Scott Reid delivered speech on 2026 Falun Dafa Day celebration in Ottawa

It is our pleasure to recognize our long-time supporter, Member of Parliament, Mr. Scott Reid, whose ceaseless encouragement and involvement has made a meaningful difference to our community year after year. Everyone, please welcome our friend, Scott Reid. Well, thank you. It's always a pleasure to come out and have a chance to talk to the On Falun Dapa Day here on Parliament Hill. I've been doing this now, just a few years, but I've been doing it on and off for 25 years since I was first elected and, you know, after a quarter of a century you can say a few things. One of which is this, it is genuinely hard to think of any movement, certainly any movement, with as many people as our adherents and practitioners of Falun Gong who have stayed as true to the ideals of their movement as you have done. And not just those of you in Canada, but obviously those who are in other countries around the world, those who are suffering persecution in China itself, to stay as true to the goals of true compassion and forbearance in the face of persecution is absolutely extraordinary. To see it done by so many people is a testament to the power of those beliefs and to the strength that those beliefs in this movement have given to the individuals who are practitioners. I can only say how much I applaud you for this and how much anybody who takes a moment to look and see what you've done ought to be applauding you. You're a great contributor to many things, to the recognition and spreading of the fundamental values of Chinese culture and society and civilization to the rest of the world, to capturing and ensuring respect for those in the face of a government within China that is not respectful of its own culture and heritage. And to guiding us all, the principles that are the foundation stone of all civilization. So for myself, I want to say thank you for what you do. Thank you for being truthful, for being compassionate, and for bearing from the actions that would have brought this credit to the remarkable movement you represent. Thank you.