Jean Chrétien chides Justin Trudeau over slow efforts to free the two Michaels
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Michael Kovrig
Don’t buy the hogwash about the release of Kovrig and Spavor
Terry Glavin: The sooner Canada dispenses with tales of ’prisoner swaps’ and ’diplomatic triangulation,’ the sooner it can have an honest conversation about what this saga revealed
A moment of bliss for Michael Kovrig, and for all of Canada
Image of the Week: Free at long last, Michael Kovrig steps into the embrace of Vina Nadjibulla, his wife and most devoted advocate
What the winner of this election must do about China, Meng and the two Michaels
Terry Glavin: A thousand days after Kovrig and Spavor were imprisoned, we’re in desperate need of moral clarity in Ottawa
At Michael Kovrig’s trial, the world had Canada’s back
Outside the courthouse in Beijing, a phalanx of foreign diplomats took a silent stand for the Canadian who faces almost certain conviction
What it’s like to be on trial in China
Kevin Garratt, a Canadian wrongfully convicted of espionage by a Chinese court, knows what Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are about to go through
A promise to Michael
Vina Nadjibulla and other family members have been waging a seemingly impossible fight to free her husband from a Chinese prison. After two torturous years, what does Canada owe ‘the two Michaels’?
The next big threat facing the Trudeau Liberals: China
Stephen Maher: China’s increasing belligerence will require a tougher tone from Ottawa. The fate of the Liberal government may depend on it.
A new message to Trudeau: There must be no ’acceding to the demands of hostage-takers’
While the Meng case reveals a major fault line among Canadian thinkers, a second group has written to Trudeau urging the PM to defend the rule of law
Inside the Canadian establishment’s fight with Trudeau over China
How a letter from a superbly-connected group of Canadians happened and aimed to pressure the Prime Minister into releasing Meng Wanzhou