Michael Kovrig

Jean Chretien in Brampton, Ont., Sept. 14, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Jean Chretien in Brampton, Ont., Sept. 14, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Politics Insider

Jean Chrétien chides Justin Trudeau over slow efforts to free the two Michaels

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, China. (Jin Liwang/Xinhua via AP)

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, China. (Jin Liwang/Xinhua via AP)

Opinion

Don't buy the hogwash about the release of Kovrig and Spavor

Michael Kovrig embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla, right, after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/CP)

Michael Kovrig embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla, right, after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/CP)

Canada

A moment of bliss for Michael Kovrig, and for all of Canada

What the winner of this election must do about China, Meng and the two Michaels

What the winner of this election must do about China, Meng and the two Michaels

World

What the winner of this election must do about China, Meng and the two Michaels

Jim Nickel, charge d'affaires of the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, and William "Bill" Klein, acting deputy chief of mission of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, stand with foreign diplomats outside Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court where Michael Kovrig was tried on March 22, 2021.(Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

Jim Nickel, charge d'affaires of the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, and William "Bill" Klein, acting deputy chief of mission of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, stand with foreign diplomats outside Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court where Michael Kovrig was tried on March 22, 2021.(Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

World

At Michael Kovrig's trial, the world had Canada's back