1st LD: Canadian lawmaker makes statement in parliament on Japanese atrocities during WWII

OTTAWA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Canadian lawmaker Jenny Kwan on Thursday made an open statement in parliament on the Nanjing Massacre and other Japanese atrocities committed during World War II.

It was the first time for a Canadian lawmaker to deliver such a statement to the House of Commons, and it came two weeks before the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.

"Eighty years ago, Imperial Japanese Army Forces raped an estimated 20,000 to 80,000 Chinese women and girls and some 300,000 people were killed," Kwan said.

"Western eye-witnesses in Nanjing described the atrocities as 'Hell on Earth'," she said.

On Dec. 13, Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia will hold events to mark Nanjing Massacre Commemorative Day, she said. Enditem