(Clearwisdom.net) On September 8, 2005, Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Jintao began his visit to Canada. Falun Gong practitioners appealed to demand an end to the persecution. It was noticed that Bo Xilai, who is on watch list of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), did not appear even though it was earlier announced that he would.

Central News Agency reported on September 8 from Ottawa. Under invitation from Adrienne Clarkson, the Governor General of Canada, Hu Jintao led a delegation to Ottawa from Beijing. It was Hu's first visit to Canada. Falun Gong practitioners held protest on the sidewalk across the Governor General's office.

The report stated that Bo Xilai, Minister of Ministry of Commerce, was listed as a member of the delegation earlier publicized, but did not actually come to Canada. For his crimes in persecution of Falun Gong, Bo Xilai has been sued in the USA and Canada.
Vice minister Ma Xiuhong came in his place.