Commentary In his famous 1947 article “The Sources of Soviet Conduct,” the American diplomat and historian George Kennan described the “innate antagonism” between socialism and capitalism and how this had become “deeply embedded” in the foundations of the Soviet regime, making peaceful coexistence between the Soviet Union and the West difficult. “It means that there…
Post-Meng and Release of the Michaels, Canada Needs Tougher China Policy
China’s Captive in Vancouver
Commentary Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei’s founder and its chief financial officer, has been fighting extradition to the United States ever since December 2018, when Canadian authorities arrested her at the Vancouver airport at the behest of the U.S. government. Her Canadian lawyers argued, among numerous other points over three years now, that the extradition request…
As Meng’s Case Reaches Final Stage, Beijing’s Warning Shots Are Loud and Clear
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party has demonstrated beyond doubt how ruthless it truly is and the lengths it is willing to go to in order to bend countries like Canada to its will. On Aug. 10, a court in Liaoning Province rejected the appeal of a death sentence for Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian citizen who…
‘Free Michael Kovrig’: Hungarian Music Group Wants Former Bandmate Back Home in Toronto
With the 1,000th day of the Chinese regime’s imprisonment of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig coming up on Sept. 4, a Hungarian band with which Kovrig was lead singer is pushing for his return and assuring him that “we’re gonna get you home.” Known as Bankrupt, the Budapest-based band recently wrote a song to raise awareness…
Judge Grants Meng Wanzhou’s Request to Delay Extradition Hearings
VANCOUVER—A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request to delay the final leg in her extradition hearings, days before they were set to begin. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says she will deliver reasons for her decision in writing in the next week or so and a date to resume proceedings…
Michael Kovrig Goes on Trial in China on Spying Charges
BEIJING—The second of Canada’s “two Michaels” went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The trial of former diplomat Michael Kovrig on spying charges follows an initial hearing in the case…
Meng’s Lawyers to Resume Case in Court, Allege Her Arrest Was Unlawful
VANCOUVER—The actions of RCMP and Canadian border officers in the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are expected to be at the centre of her extradition case today as it resumes in B.C. Supreme Court. Meng was arrested in December 2018 at Vancouver’s airport at the request of U.S. officials to face fraud charges related…
Meng Wanzhou Returns to B.C. Court for Arguments Over Evidence, Abuse of Process
VANCOUVER—The conduct of Canadian police and border officers is expected to face scrutiny in British Columbia Supreme Court this week as hearings resume in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Three weeks of arguments in Meng’s case are scheduled to begin today, including allegations that her arrest at Vancouver’s airport in 2018 was…
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