Yuen Pau Woo

Yuen Pau Woo (born March 2, 1963) is a Canadian politician who has been a senator from British Columbia since 2016. He is the first Malaysian-born senator, and the inaugural facilitator of the Independent Senators Group (ISG), taking on the role from September 2017 until January 2022. He was also the president and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, a Vancouver-based think-tank on Canada–Asia relations, until August 11, 2014. He has consistently spoken out against anti-Asian racism, Sinophobia, and the racial profiling of Chinese Canadians. He has also taken a pro-Palestinian stance in the Senate, calling for stronger Canadian action to support the Palestinian people. Those positions have made him a target of online harassment amid rising anti-Chinese prejudice since the start of the COVID-19, with some opponents portraying him as a “mouthpiece” for Beijing, telling him to “go home" or that he should be "sent back to China.”

1. 1.Ferrero Canada Ltd.9
2. 2.Universities Canada7
3. 3.Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East6
4. 4.Association of Canadian Port Authorities6
5. 5.The Mining Association of Canada (MAC)5
6. 6.Save the Children Canada5
7. 7.CARE Canada4
8. 8.The University of British Columbia4
9. 9.Quebec Center for Environmental Law3
10. 10.Capilano Students' Union3
11. 11.Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada3
12. 12.Canadian Cattle Association2
13. 13.BUSINESS COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA2
14. 14.Mennonite Central Committee Canada2
15. 15.Association of Canadian Advertisers2