Opinion
Three years into detention of two Canadians, Canada remains a bewildered bystander
By Gar Pardy January 27, 2021
China occupies the high ground in the relationship with the U.S., and there is no reason to expect tentative coercive action will do anything more than making the problem worse.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has 'pressed' U.S. President Joe Biden 'for help' in securing the release of the two Canadians. This is specious, misleading, and not worthy of a respectable sovereign government, writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The shame continues. Michael Korvig and Michael Spavor’s imprisonment in China inexorably rolls on, three years since they were detained. Soon, over 800 days will be removed from their lives, and so far, there is no action by the Canadian government to suggest that number will not double. The possibility of small changes in their contact with families or with Canadian government officials is displayed as if this is significant rather than actions that should be normal.
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