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Federal unit flags apparent Chinese information campaign to sow doubt on return of Kovrig and Spavor
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Unresolved issues with China hang over the two Michaels, Foreign Affairs Minister says
FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2021, file photo, Michael Kovrig, center, embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla, left, and sister Ariana Botha after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Two Canadians, Kovrig and Michael Spavor who were detained in late 2019, days after Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada at the request of U.S. authorities, have been allowed to return to Canada after being released on bail for health reasons, China's Foreign Ministry said Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
opinion
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly shows precious little understanding of her department
John Ibbitson
politics briefing newsletter
Politics Briefing: Dominic Barton to step down as Canada’s ambassador to China
Dominic Barton, chairman of an advisory committee to federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, responds to a question during an interview with The Canadian Press Thursday, May 19, 2016 in Montreal. The federal government's economic advisers are calling for more changes aimed at driving business investment and helping Canadians acquire new skills as they brace for the job-killing effects of technology's march.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
politics
PM urged to seek out expert on China to replace Dominic Barton as Canadian ambassador
Dominic Barton, Ambassador of Canada to China stands near a barricade tape as he arrives at a detention center to meet Canadian Michael Spavor, in Dandong, China, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. A Chinese court has sentenced Spavor to 11 years on spying charges in case linked to Huawei. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Two fund managers look beyond the headlines for direction on China
The logo of Anta Sports is seen on its product during a news conference announcing the company's annual results in Hong Kong, China February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
politics
Poll shows hardening position on China among Canadians
Flags of Canada and China are shown prior to a meeting of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Dec. 5, 2017. The Liberal government has directed a state-owned Chinese telecommunications firm to divest its stake in a Canadian subsidiary over national security concerns, prompting a court challenge of the order. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Fred Dufour, Pool Photo
opinion
The two Michaels were just new characters in a Sino-Canadian drama whose decades-long plot is as twisted as ever
Fen Osler Hampson and Mike Blanchfield
canada
Michael Spavor breaks his silence after detention in China: ‘I’m overjoyed’
Canadian citizen Michael Spavor poses with his brother's dog Ziggy in Calgary, Canada September 30, 2021. Picture taken September 30, 2021. Spavor Family Handout/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
opinion
From one hostage to another: Advice to Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor
John McCarthy
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Morning Update: Federal cabinet will rule soon on whether to ban Huawei from 5G
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands with Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau to announce that Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig have been released from detention in China on Parliament Hill, Sept. 24, 2021.
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The two Michaels: Where do Canada-China relations go from here?
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Which Canadians are left in Chinese prisons? As Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are free, 115 more remain behind
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Evening Update: Annamie Paul steps down as leader of the Green Party of Canada
Annamie Paul speaks to the media during a press conference announcing she is officially stepping down as Green Party leader, at Suydam Park in Toronto on Monday, September 27, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
world
China claims Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig freed for health reasons
FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2021, file photo, Michael Kovrig, center, embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla, left, and sister Ariana Botha after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Two Canadians, Kovrig and Michael Spavor who were detained in late 2019, days after Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada at the request of U.S. authorities, have been allowed to return to Canada after being released on bail for health reasons, China's Foreign Ministry said Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Morning Update: Homecoming of two Michaels a welcome relief for Canada, but rift with China runs deep after their detention
Michael Kovrig (far left) and Michael Spavor (hugging Barton), accompanied by Canada's Ambassador to China, Domenic Barton, are greeted on arrival by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after being released from detention in China, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada September 25, 2021. DND-MDN Canada/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
world
Meng Wanzhou lands in China with fanfare after release from Canadian custody
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou waves as she steps out of an airplane after arriving at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. A top executive from global communications giant Huawei Technologies returned to China on Saturday following what amounted to a high-stakes prisoner swap with Canada and the U.S. (Jin Liwang/Xinhua via AP)
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Politics Briefing: Canadian officials decline comment on resolution of Meng case, impact on two Michaels
FILE PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou reacts as she leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, Canada, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
politics
Diplomats join march to mark 1,000 days, press China to release Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig
Vina Nadjibulla, wife of Michael Kovrig, speaks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau, as they walk during the March for the Michaels, marking the 1,000 days since Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in China, in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Evening Update: Canada could see more than 15,000 COVID-19 cases a day next month, Dr. Theresa Tam says
Jimmy Staveris, left, manager of Dunn's Famous restaurant scans the COVID-19 QR code of a client in Montreal, Wednesday, September 1, 2021, as the Quebec government's COVID-19 vaccine passport comes into effect. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
opinion
We failed to heed the warnings on China. Kovrig and Spavor are paying the price
J. Michael Cole
world
‘Do not lose hope’: Readers share their messages to Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor as they hit 1,000 days in detention
Letters sent to the Globe and Mail on behalf of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, are photographed at the Globe and Mail on Aug 30, 2021. The two are currently detained in China.
opinion
When the Michaels are freed, they will not be the same. I know that all too well
Mellissa Fung
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Afghan embassy staff in Kabul had called for an immigration program in 2012. Ottawa approved the initiative almost a decade later
Afghan evacuees board a civilian airplane after a stay at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, on Monday, August 30, 2021. Many of the troops and officials involved in the evacuation mission at Ramstein have spent time in Afghanistan themselves, making the assignment here a personal one. (Gordon Welters/The New York Times)
world
Chinese newspaper claims Michael Spavor photographed Chinese military equipment
In this file image made from a March 2, 2017, video, Michael Spavor, director of Paektu Cultural Exchange, talks during a Skype interview in Yanji, China. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo
politics
Chinese state-owned shipbuilder tapped to supply ferry for Crown corporation as Canadians remain jailed
A partially built ship at the Jinling shipyard in China on July 27 2010.
canada
Families of Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig to walk ‘7,000 steps for freedom’ to call for their release
A young man holds a sign bearing photographs of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who have been detained in China for more than a year, outside B.C. Supreme Court where Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was attending a hearing, in Vancouver, on Tuesday January 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
the decibel
The ‘hostage diplomacy’ connecting Canada and China
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analysis
Verdict against Michael Spavor gives some hope for future release, but also shows Canada’s powerlessness in the face of injustice
In this file image made from a March 2, 2017, video, Michael Spavor, director of Paektu Cultural Exchange, talks during a Skype interview in Yanji, China. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo
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China dismisses Ottawa’s protests over cases tied to Huawei
Diplomats take notes as Dominic Barton, Canada's Ambassador to China, reads a statement via video link after the announcement of a prison sentence for Canadian citizen Michael Spavor at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years on spying charges in case linked to Huawei. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Morning Update: Canada condemns China’s 11-year prison sentence for businessman Michael Spavor
Dominic Barton, third from left, Canada Ambassador to China, walks into a detention center to meet Canadian Michael Spavor, in Dandong, China, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. A Chinese court has sentenced Spavor to 11 years on spying charges in case linked to Huawei. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
opinion
Canada wants the U.S. to negotiate for its hostages
Campbell Clark
canada
Evening Update: Canada condemns China’s 11-year prison sentence for businessman Michael Spavor; Ottawa to roll out COVID-19 vaccine passports for foreign travel
Dominic Barton, Ambassador of Canada to China, center, arrives at a detention center to meet Canadian Michael Spavor, in Dandong, China, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. A Chinese court has sentenced Michael Spavor to 11 years on spying charges in case linked to Huawei. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
opinion
Canadians should refuse to recognize China’s ‘justice’ system
Times Wang
canada
Michael Kovrig's wife battles for his freedom from Chinese custody
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