As we see more news stories today of China sending in more troops to try and quell Tibetans, and we also see evidence that they are doing a preventative crackdown on other minority groups in order to stop them from joining in on the protests, I think I’ve come to a personal decision on my earlier question about whether Canada needs to do to show China we disapprove of their behaviour. I believe we now do have to send a signal.
A boycott of the Opening Ceremonies is at least one thing we can do - the European Union has talked about doing this - but if the repression gets worse, and/or we see the Chinese killing demonstrators or executing them, I think nothing less then a full-fledged boycott will suffice.
I don’t see Canada boycotting any portion of the Beijing Olympics as Vancouver will be hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics. Canadians and other people around the world can boycott the sponsors.