Canada won't be sending government diplomats to the Winter Olympics in Beijing this February. Neither will the United States, United Kingdom or Australia. Officials hope the move will send a message to China that human rights abuses by its government have not gone unnoticed. Meanwhile, Beijing dismissed the announcements as a "farce."

Our question this week: How do you feel about Canada's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic Games? Does it go far enough?

Angela Schneider, director of the International Center for Olympic Studies at Western University, weighs in on the effectiveness of Olympic boycotts; Tibetan Canadian activist Chemi Lhamo explains why she believes the diplomatic boycott doesn’t go far enough; Former Olympic gymnast Kris Burley says athletes should be left out of political posturing; and Lynette Ong, professor of political science at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, on the China-Canada relations.