“We’re in close contact with the Canadian authorities. We trust them to pursue the best strategy to secure the release of Michael Kovrig,” Karim Lebhour, spokesman for the International Crisis Group, told The Canadian Press on Sunday. Continue reading
The comment is a day after McCallum apologized for saying earlier in the week that Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has a good case to avoid extradition. Continue reading
Champagne said the allies supporting Canada reflect broader concerns about the need to maintain the rule of law against authoritarianism. Continue reading
China’s ambassador to Canada issued the threat on Thursday as relations between the two nations continued to deteriorate. Continue reading
Anyone who has had a past run-in with Chinese authorities may want to think twice about visiting the country, John McCallum says. Continue reading
Two leaders spoke about “the importance of safeguarding international norms,” amid the rising tensions between Canada and China. Continue reading
China is rebuffing the latest broadside from Canada over its detention of Canadian citizens, rejecting the assertion that China’s behaviour poses a threat to all nations. Continue reading
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland spoke Tuesday and “expressed their concerns about the arbitrary detentions and politically motivated sentencing of Canadian nationals.” Continue reading
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to shore up international support in the diplomatic feud with China over Canadian detainees, including the pending death sentence to an alleged drug smuggler from British Columbia. Continue reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government is sparing no expense to its international reputation in its determination to force Canada to back down over the case of a Chinese telecommunications executive it detained last month. Continue reading