CIV - 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 that if the minister of justice would not invite Yang to Canada, Kwan would issue a formal invitation to Yang so that she can proceed with a visa application (since there isn't a tourism agreement between Canada and China, Chinese citizens must get invitations from Canadian organizations/businesses/agencies etc before they can apply for an "exit visa" from the Chinese government.)
NDP MP Bill Siksay also said he would jump into help bring Yang over if the DOJ decided not to.
Local charitable organization, the Tzu Chi Foundation, also promised yesterday that it would offer Yang "relief fund" once she's in Canada, if she needs it.
A spokesperson for Jason Kenney, secretary of state for multiculturalism, confirmed that Kenney would meet with public security minister Stockwell Day and justice minister Rob Nicholson within days to discuss on Amanda Zhao's case, including Yang's request for a meeting.
