. It has now been six weeks since Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor were charged with state secrets violations punishable by life in prison.
The family helped to co-ordinate pressure on the federal government, urging Ottawa to consider intervening in Ms. Meng’s case with the powers it is granted by the country’s extradition law. Nineteen prominent Canadians, including former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour and former Liberal foreign-affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy, signed a letter that said allowing Ms. Meng to continue through lengthy extradition proceedings will “add immeasurably to the stress” for Mr. Kovrig and Mr.
That stance has not sat well with Bennett Kovrig, who accused the Trudeau government of a “historic mistake. History will judge them for it.” Adam Austen, spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, said Thursday: “Canada will continue to advocate on behalf of Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor alongside its international partners.”The detention of the two men remains “a top priority for the government of Canada,” he said. “Canadian officials continue to raise with Chinese counterparts Canada’s request for immediate consular access to Mr. Kovrig and Mr.
And JustinTrudeau more worried about how to cover his tracks for the craigkielburger scandal !!!
Follow the laws of the home country