Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have landed in Canada following their release from imprisonment in China Footage from CTV shows the two being greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the morning of Sept. 25 after landing in Calgary. The two Canadians, who were held captive in China since Dec. 10, 2018, were released once…
Canada’s ‘Two Michaels’ Land in Canada After Nearly 3 Years of Captivity in China
‘Two Michaels’ Back in Canada After Nearly 3 Years of Captivity in China
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have arrived in Canada following their release from imprisonment in China Footage from CTV shows the two being greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the morning of Sept. 25 after landing in Calgary. The two Canadians, who were held captive in China since Dec. 10, 2018, were released once…
Canadians Kovrig & Spavor Coming Back to Canada Following Meng’s Release
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on their way back to Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a news conference on the evening of Sept. 24. Trudeau said the two Canadians, who have been imprisoned in China since December 2018, are on a plane with Canadian ambassador Dominic Barton, and will arrive on…
Canadians Held in China Coming Home Following Huawei CFO’s Release
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on their way back to Canada, the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a news conference on the evening of Sept. 24. Trudeau said the two men, who have been imprisoned in China since December 2018, boarded a plane with Canada’s ambassador Dominic Barton enroute to Canada…
Meng Freed After Canadian Court Drops Extradition Case; Kovrig & Spavor Detention Not Addressed
A Canadian court has dropped U.S. extradition proceedings against Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, lifting her bail conditions and allowing her freedom. The decision comes hours after Meng reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department in a U.S. federal court in Brooklyn. Attending the U.S. court virtually from Vancouver, Meng pleaded…
Meng Freed After Canadian Court Drops Extradition Case
A Canadian court has dropped U.S. extradition proceedings against Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, lifting her bail conditions and allowing her freedom. The decision comes hours after Meng reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department in a U.S. federal court in Brooklyn. Attending the U.S. court virtually from Vancouver, Meng pleaded…
Rally Marks 1,000 Days Since China Detained Two Canadians
Supporters of two Canadians accused of spying and held in Chinese prison for 1,000 days rallied on Sept. 5 to demand their release. Businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig were detained in December 2018, shortly after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, on a warrant from the United States. Last…
Harsh Sentencing of Canadians a Result of Years of Ottawa’s ‘Wrong Direction’ on China, Dissident Says
This week’s death sentence for Robert Schellenberg and the 11-year jail sentence for Michael Spavor is the price Canada and the world are paying for years of misdirection in their relationship with communist China, failing to stand up to the regime and its control tactics, says activist and author Sheng Xue. “This is not a…
The Price China Never Paid for its ‘Hostage Diplomacy’
Analysis After Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition request on Dec. 1, 2018, Beijing warned Canada of “serious consequences” if she wasn’t freed. It carried through with its threat a few days later, when it detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. After that, the regime blocked Canadian agricultural imports to…
Former Chinese Senior Judge Concerned About Fate of Kovrig and Spavor in Light of Upcoming Trial
A former senior judge in China’s court system says he is concerned about the upcoming trials of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor given the past conduct of the Chinese communist regime. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement on March 17 that Canada’s embassy in Beijing has been notified that court hearings…
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