Meng Wanzhou
At Michael Kovrig’s trial, the world had Canada’s back
Outside the courthouse in Beijing, a phalanx of foreign diplomats took a silent stand for the Canadian who faces almost certain conviction
What it’s like to be on trial in China
Kevin Garratt, a Canadian wrongfully convicted of espionage by a Chinese court, knows what Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are about to go through
A promise to Michael
Vina Nadjibulla and other family members have been waging a seemingly impossible fight to free her husband from a Chinese prison. After two torturous years, what does Canada owe ‘the two Michaels’?
Talk of a deal for Meng Wanzhou raises hope—and a lot of wishful thinking
A homecoming for the Michaels seems possible. But offers like the reported one to Meng are standard U.S. practice, and China does not look kindly on co-operating with American prosecutors.
When not to pay a ransom
Shannon Gormley: It is precisely because of the CCP’s status—a thug in the guise of a recognized authority of a recognized state—that its ransom-for-hostages demand is not merely evil but intolerable, and its price not merely high but impossible
A new message to Trudeau: There must be no ‘acceding to the demands of hostage-takers’
While the Meng case reveals a major fault line among Canadian thinkers, a second group has written to Trudeau urging the PM to defend the rule of law
Canada was warned not to cozy up to Huawei and Beijing. Now here we are.
Terry Glavin: We listened instead to Jean Chrétien and the pro-PRC Liberal old guard. Remember that if—or when—Xi Jinping takes revenge over the Meng Wanzhou decision.
With the Meng Wanzhou decision, politicized process lives only in China’s imagination
The judge ruled against the Huawei exec, but it was no slam dunk. If only Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig had access to such an impartial hearing.
B.C. court dismisses Meng Wanzhou’s application to get out of extradition
The ruling is a major blow to the Huawei executive and means the extradition process can continue. Read the full decision here.
Meng Wanzhou is ready for her close-up
Image of the Week: The Huawei CFO does a cheeky photo-op on the eve of the court decision that will determine her future
China kidnapped two Canadians. What will it take to free them?
Even a potential medical breakthrough that could help beat a global pandemic might not offer much hope for ‘the Michaels,’ two Canadians illegally imprisoned by China
The Liberal Party and the rule of law
Shannon Gormley: The striking similarities between what some Liberals say about China and what some Liberals say about SNC-Lavalin