Liberal MP Judy Sgro says she plans to lead a delegation of MPs to Taiwan in October. The announcement comes as China imposed sanctions on New Zealand lawmakers who recently visited the island nation.
Sgro, who chairs the Canada-Taiwan Friendship Group in Parliament, said at a parliamentary committee meeting on May 26 that she will lead a delegation to Taiwan in October with parliamentarians on both sides of the aisle.
She confirmed the planned delegation to The Canadian Press this week. She said the Prime Minister’s Office has not contacted her about the trip, adding that MPs have never needed permission for such visits….