On Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that Canada will not send diplomatic representatives to the winter Olympics in Beijing due to concerns over China’s human rights record. Canada joins the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom in the diplomatic boycott. Following the prime minister’s statement, federal cabinet ministers Mélanie Joly (foreign affairs) and Pascale St-Onge (sport) take questions from reporters.

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