Motion 291 'Comfort Women'

Motion 291 passed unanimously in the parliament of Canada on Nov 28, 2007



Full text of Canada's 'comfort women' motion


- ENGLISH REPORTS -

Dec 13, 2007
China - Xinhua - European Parliament passes resolution on justice for 'Comfort Women'

Nov 30, 2007

Canada - CIV - Finally, something good about the Tories
Korea - Chosun Ilbo - Canada urges Japan to act over comfort women
Korea - Yonhap - 'Comfort women' used to prevent military revolt during war

Nov 28, 2007

Canada - CBC -

Canada - CIV - Full text of Canada's 'comfort women' motion
Canada - CIV - 'Comfort women' motion passed!!!!
Canada - CP - House of Commons passes motion recognizing Japanese "comfort" women
Canada - CTV - House passes motion recognizing 'comfort' women
Canada - CTV - 'Comfort women' want Canada's help, Japan apology
UK - Reuters - Canada votes to urge Japan apology for sex slaves
UK - BBC - Canada chides Japan on sex slaves
US - AP - Canada Seeks Japan Apology
US - IHT - Canada asks Japan to apologize to sex slaves
France - AFP - Canada mps demand Japan apologize to WWII 'comfort women'
China - Xinhua - Canada's parliament urges Japan to apologize to WWII "comfort women"
China - People's Daily - Canada to call on Japan to apologize to WWII 'comfort women'
China - Shanghai Eastday - Canada's parliament urges Japan to apologize to 'comfort women'

Nov 27, 2007

Canada - CBC - 'Comfort women' ask Canada to press Japan for apology
Canada - Vancouver Sun - Japan bristles at Canada's support for apology to 'comfort women' rankles
Canada - Vancouver Sun - Minister tries to ease tension with Japan over 'comfort women'
Canada - Times Colonist - Commons to spotlight plight of Japanese 'comfort women'
Canada - TorStar - Wartime sex slaves seek Ottawa's help for apology
Canada - Embassy - Parliamentarians from all parties are expected to demand Japan apologize to former wartime sex slaves



- CHINESE REPORTS -

Nov 29, 2007
Canada - 明報 - 「慰安婦」勝了 國會促日本道歉
Canada - 明報 - 歐盟菲國有意提同類議案
Canada - 星島 - 協商到最後一分鐘達共識 四黨一致支持. 國會通過慰安婦議案 有驚無險
Canada - 星島 - 那刻真令人激動. 列國遠：日本遺憾 中韓應道賀
Canada - 星島 - 時間逼近 動議不同版本滿天飛. 鄒至蕙嚇到暈 黃美麗抹把汗

Nov 28, 2007

UK - BBC - 加拿大議會要求日本就慰安婦道歉
Malaysia - 星洲日報 - 加拿大促承擔歷史責任會責日強徵慰安婦
Taiwan - 中央社 - 加國會要求日本為慰安婦事件道歉
Taiwan - PCHome - 加拿大要求日本向慰安婦道歉

Nov 27, 2007

Canada - 明報 - 日本施壓阻「慰安婦」議案
Canada - 星島 - 慰安婦國會作證 字字血淚
Canada - 星島 - 四黨磋商 新動議以美荷為藍本
Canada - 星島 - 鄒至蕙：新版本保留道歉「我們贏了」
Canada - 世界日報 - 慰安婦國會控訴 議員當場落淚
Canada - 世界日報 - 多倫多史維會 為慰安婦討公道
Canada - 世界日報 - 中國同學會盼哈珀支持動議
Canada - 世界日報 - 4慰安婦控訴日軍暴行
US - 多維網 - 四“慰安婦”在加拿大作證加國會有望通過議案
Hong Kong - 大公報 - 慰安婦幸存者: 為尊嚴抗爭到死
China - 新華網 - 中國“慰安婦”泣訴　加國務部長重申要承認公義
China - 新華網 - 中國“慰安婦”在加國會作證議員動容落淚
Taiwan - 自由時報 - 促日致歉慰安婦案加國可望通過


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LEADING UP (CIV reports) ....

• 'We want justice now', former wartime sex slaves say
• 'Comfort women' not issue of ethnicity but of human conscience: U.S. lawmaker
• High hope for 'Comfort Women' motion to pass next week
• 'Comfort women' to testify in Canada
• Tories to allow free vote on 'comfort women' bill
• 'Nanking', the undisputable truth
• Activists seek redress for 'comfort women'; European parliament may be next
• ALPHA welcomes Jewish Congress' support
• Jewish Congress wants Harper support 'comfort women' motion
• English media have spoken up, Kenney has no excuse!
• TorStar: Ottawa must stand by 'comfort women'
• ALPHA 'encouraged' by Dion's statement
• Dion supports 'comfort women' motion
• Vancouver mayor signs 'comfort women' petitition
• Globe and Mail: Japan's radical nationalists getting more violent, influential
• Canadian group seeks formal apology from Japan for use of 'comfort women'
• Events over this weekend on the issue of 'comfort women'
• NDP urges Conservatives to follow the lead from US resolution
• Asian-Canadian groups put pressure on Canadian, Japanese governments
• Canada as an ally should frankly tell Japan to admit war crimes, not avoiding: ALPHA
• Canada will review Abe's apology, comfort women issue, PM's right-hand man promises
• Vancouver group's petition demands apology for wartime 'sex slaves'
• Canadian parliamentarians demand Japan's compensation of comfort women
• ALPHA's reaction to Abe's apology
• Chan believes comfort women motion would pass
• MacKay covers for Japan
• Olivia Chow calls on Canada to rebuke Japan PM's sex slave denial
• Chinese Canadians should target Japan, not my government: Harper
• Communities, MPs demand Ottawa to condemn Japan's war crime denial
• Canada quick to defend Abe's war crimes denial
• Raymond Chan blasts Abe for denying comfort women
• Chinese-Canadians ask Ottawa to denounce Abe's comments

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