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Why did China's government detain Kovrig and Spavor from among 300,000 Canadians?
David J. Climenhaga | Soon after Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested by the RCMP two years ago, Chinese state security officers arrested two Canadian men, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.
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Canada should quit stalling and send Meng Wanzhou home now
David J. Climenhaga | It was evident as soon as Meng was arrested in Vancouver two years ago that participating in this charade was not in Canada's interest.
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Justin Trudeau in Parliament earlier this year. Image: Justin Trudeau/Facebook
Why is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refusing to stop Meng Wanzhou's extradition?
Monia Mazigh | Trudeau should correct a wrong with a right: stop the extradition of Wanzhou and open the doors for the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.
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John McCallum in 2013. Photo: John McCallum/Flickr
Andrew Scheer would let Canadians rot in foreign jails before giving up an electoral edge
David J. Climenhaga | John McCallum deserves credit for telling the truth and looking out for Canadians in peril. For this he's excoriated by Conservatives and tossed under the bus by the Liberals.
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Canada’s ambassador to China speaks truth, then recants
Karl Nerenberg | McCallum’s bottom line, like the PM, is that Canada wants to get its two jailed citizens back.
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Saving Robert Schellenberg will be a daunting task for Trudeau government
Karl Nerenberg | The most effective method would be to find a way to end the extradition proceedings against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.