This is the most accurate reporting that I have seen yet on the%@!#$&'of Falun Gong and its practitioners.

This is the most accurate report that I have seen yet on the%@!#$&'of Falun Gong and its practitioners.

I don't know what the situation is like in Toronto, but in Vancouver the Falun Gong have become very familiar to Vancouverites driving past south Granville Street, where they have held 24/7 silent protest and vigil since 2001.

The Falun Gong protesters have maintained their vigil throughout the years, even after a young protestor in 2007 was attacked and beaten at gun-point by 3 Asian men, whom many believe were involved with the Chinese communist government.

Early this year, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Stromberg-Stein ruled in favour of the City of Vancouver, which had taken the Falun Gong to court demanding that they dismantle their signs of protest and a small sheltered hut they had built to protect them from during rain. Stating 3 complaints had been received of their "aesthetic nature".

It had been received with mixed emotion in Vancouver. Vancouverites had come to support and become attached to this vigil. It was something that was not only important to our very large Chinese minority but to any Canadian and most certainly any landed immigrant who has suffered under the hands of any communist or oppressive regime.

Many, including former Mayor Campbell, found it very strange that with all of the City Bylaw infractions in Vancouver why this one was of such high concern.

Although the signs and the shelter have now been dismantled, luckily, the Falun Gong are still holding strong and continue their silent protest 24/7 on Granville Street. Although, in times of rain, an umbrella now replaces that small little hut that Vancouverites eventually became accustomed to.

When I think of Estonians and their struggle for keeping hope alive through the communist regime, I don't for a second think any differently for the Chinese people and those who seek the the same for their country and countrymen.

What can we do? We can tell everyone we know the truth about this matter. We can stop buying China's products which are often made in "labour camps", in other words, forced labour. We can refuse to believe anything the Chinese Communist Party says and instead take it for granted that whatever they say is the opposite of the true situation. And we can behave like compassionate humans .