It's a start. (CI) Confucius Institute




TORONTO—The Canadian province of New Brunswick has decided to give the boot to China's Confucius Institute, with the education minister saying the program's aim is to put a "friendly" face on a regime responsible for more deaths than any other in history.

Education Minister Dominic Cardy said the program provides a "one-dimensional" view of China, influencing students so they only have a positive image, CBC reported.

"Their job is to create a friendly, cheerful face for a government that is responsible for more deaths than nearly any other in the history of our species," Cardy told CBC. "And I don't think in an education system that is supposed to be the vehicle that transmits our values to the next generation, that showing that we're open to a government that behaves that way is appropriate."

Cardy said five students who attended the Confucius Institute (CI) made complaints about the program, saying certain topics such as Taiwan were off-limits in the classrooms. He says he hopes the province's CIs will be closed by June.

ORONTO—The Canadian province of New Brunswick has decided to give the boot to China's Confucius Institute, with the education minister saying the program's aim is to put a "friendly" face on a regime responsible for more deaths than any other in history.

Education Minister Dominic Cardy said the program provides a "one-dimensional" view of China, influencing students so they only have a positive image, CBC reported.

"Their job is to create a friendly, cheerful face for a government that is responsible for more deaths than nearly any other in the history of our species," Cardy told CBC. "And I don't think in an education system that is supposed to be the vehicle that transmits our values to the next generation, that showing that we're open to a government that behaves that way is appropriate."

Cardy said five students who attended the Confucius Institute (CI) made complaints about the program, saying certain topics such as Taiwan were off-limits in the classrooms. He says he hopes the province's CIs will be closed by June.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/canadian-province-to-shut-down-chinas-confucius-institute_2811723.html