SNCL is related because the Chinese now have public proof that the cabinet intervenes in legal disputes when they want to -- that they can. This is devastating for Canada's position in the Meng case.
Well, I think the slight difference is that they weren't supposed to, and as evidence of that, it's created a giant dumpster fire that our government is still trying to put out. That's a bit different from such intervention being a natural and accepted part of our process that we failed to disclose to China.
If my friend once stole something from work for himself, would it be reasonable to expect him to steal something from work for me, since he did it once before?