Amherstburg, Ont., Mayor Michael Prue says the Chinese Consulate has interfered with his town supporting Falun Dafa, saying it’s the first instance of a foreign power attempting to stop him from saying “what I believe is true.”
The town held a flag-raising ceremony outside its municipal building on April 30 to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese spiritual practice to the public.
Prue previously served as a member of provincial parliament in Ontario for 13 years and has spoken out on several occasions against the Chinese regime’s persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in China.
Michael Prue, mayor of Amherstburg, Ont., speaks at a Falun Dafa flag-raising ceremony outside the Amherstburg municipal building on April 30, 2026. (Evan Ning/The Epoch Times)
“For 27 years, I have stated my hope that one day the Chinese government will come to its senses and recognize what a wonderful organization Falun Dafa is and will stop the persecution,” Prue said during a speech at the flag-raising event….