According to sources, the deal would require Meng to admit to some of the allegations in the criminal case against her, which prosecutors would then drop if Meng co-operated.

Sowmith Katragadda told an evidence-gathering hearing in Meng's B.C. Supreme Court extradition case he couldn't recall where the idea came from.

Meng's defence is trying to build a case for abuse of process, claiming Canadian officials gathered evidence to support an American case against her under the guise of a routine immigration exam.

Lawyers for the Huawei executive say documents released Friday ahead of a hearing scheduled for September prove the U.S. left out key facts in their case against Meng.

China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Hong Kong's government would suspend agreements on mutual assistance for criminal matters, including extradition, with Britain, Canada and Australia.

During a virtual hearing, defence lawyers questioned how releasing the documents could hurt Canada's relations with China any more than an already public affidavit.

In upholding an earlier ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal rejected arguments from Harry Cole that his identity as the man wanted on fraud and money-laundering charges was not proven.

Experts argue the coronavirus pandemic and tensions with Hong Kong have put China in a far weaker position globally than when Meng Wanzhou was first arrested, putting Canada at a potential advantage.

One of B.C.'s most notorious fugitives is back in Canadian custody, five months after being arrested in California. 

The killing occurred at the couple’s home on New Year’s Eve in Vernon in 1986.