Yang Baoying and family left Canada with happy memories, regrets
Share Amanda Zhao’s family has left, after staying two weeks in Vancouver looking for bringing justice to the murder of their only daughter. They acknowledged that headway has been made in the case and are satisfied with the outcome of the trip. Jason Kenney, minister of state for multiculturalism and PM Harper’s right hand man, said a special team of RCMP officers, headed by deputy commissioner for criminal affairs Richard Bent, has arrived... [Read More...]
‘I swear I will not be fooled by irresponsible Canadian politicans again’
ShareAs promised, Yang Baoying has spoken up. Yang Baoying, Amanda Zhao’s mother, criticized foreign minister David Emerson for being insincere and arrogant in previous correspondence with the Zhao family. MLAs Jenny Kwan, Mike Farnworth and MP Bill Siksay held a press conference for Yang and Zhao Zisheng, the father, yesterday. Yang also swears that she will not allow irresponsible Canadian officials to fool and play her like she came to Vancouver... [Read More...]
Amanda Zhao’s parents arrive in Canada
ShareAmanda Zhao's parents and cousin finally arrived in Vancouver. Jenny Kwan greeted them at the airport on Oct 6, 2008. (Ming Pao photo) ———————– They are finally here in Vancouver. They are Yang Baoying, Zhao Zisheng and Li Junjun. They are the family of murdered Chinese student Amanda Zhao. They arrived at YVR yesterday after flying 20 hours Beijing-Hong Kong-Vancouver. The tickets were sponsored... [Read More...]
Amanda Zhao’s parents coming to Canada, demanding answers
ShareVancouver Sun – The family of Amanda Zhao is planning to come to Canada next month to seek answers from government officials in her unsolved murder, opposition politicians say. Members of the provincial and federal NDP said at a news conference Thursday that after months of lobbying the federal government, Zhao’s elderly parents will meet with key federal officials in early October. The 21-year-old Chinese student had been living... [Read More...]
Yang Baoying gets travel visa; will meet with Jason Kenney
Share Yang Baoying, mother of murdered Chinese student Amanda Zhao, finally got her visa to come to Canada! Minister of State for Multiculturalism Jason Kenney has agreed to meet with Yang and would arrange for her to meet with senior ministers. Yang confirmed with Ming Pao that herself, her husband and Amanda’s cousin Li Junjun were approved of travelling visas at the end of August. Yang said the visas would be valid for three months. The trio... [Read More...]
Kwan, Farnworth pay Yang Baoying’s visa fees
ShareCIV – Two NDP MLAs are paying for the visa application for Yang Baoying, mother of Chinese student Amanda Zhao murdered in BC 6 years ago, in a very low key way, Ming Pao reports. Yang has written a few times to the Canadian minister of justice, asking for action on bringing the suspected killer of Amanda to justice. She has been hoping to come to Canada in person and meet with the justice minister (Amanda Zhao’s series on CIV). Yang... [Read More...]
‘Political consensus’ reached to bring Zhao’s killer to justice
ShareCIV – The Harper government is determined to bring closure for Yang Baoying, mother of murdered Chinese student Amanda Zhao, after PM Stephen Harper and his cabinet reached a “political consensus to examine what Canada can do to bring Zhao’s killer to justice,” according to a senior government source. After PM’s right hand man Jason Kenney picked up the case last December, he’s been pushing for high level government... [Read More...]
Yang Baoying submits formal meeting request to justice minister
ShareCIV – Yang Baoying, mother of murdered Chinese student Amanda Zhao, has submitted a formal written request — in English — to Canada’s minister of justice for a meeting in person. The email was sent last weekend by Li Junjun, Amanda’s cousin, in Beijing. Yang was worried that this request would eventually have the same consequence she had many times before: no response. However, NDP MLA Jenney Kwan has promised yesterday... [Read More...]
Kenney, Day, Nicholson to discuss Amanda Zhao’s case
ShareCIV – Jason Kenney, federal secretary of state for multiculturalism, has had private discussion with the minister of justice last week regarding the unresolved case of the murder of Amanda Zhao, Kenney’s director of communications Alykhan Velshi confirms. “In the New Year, Kenney, Nicholson and public safety minister Stockwell Day will discuss this further,” Velshi added. Kenney has shown sympathy for Zhao’s mother,... [Read More...]
Jenny Kwan writes to RCMP re Amanda Zhao’s murder
ShareNDP MLAs Jenney Kwan and Mike Farnworth wrote a letter to the deputy commissioner of the RCMP demanding answers and/or actions on Amanda Zhao’s case. Looks like my extra effort of putting the story together in English is paying off :) Here’s a copy of the letter: 4 December 2007 Deputy Commissioner Gary Bass Commanding Officer RCMP Pacific Region 657 West 37th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Z 1 K6 Dear Deputy Commissioner Bass: We are... [Read More...]
