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Rally marks 1,000 days since China detained two Canadians amid Huawei dispute

September 5, 2021 by David Barret Leave a Comment

September 5, 2021

(Reuters) – Supporters of two Canadians accused of spying and held in Chinese prison for 1,000 days rallied on Sunday, demanding their release in a case that has soured diplomatic ties between Ottawa and Beijing.

Businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig were detained in December 2018, shortly after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies on a warrant from the United States.

Last month, a Chinese court sentenced Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage. Meng is waiting verdict on her U.S. extradition request https://ift.tt/3kPJK3W after the hearing wrapped up in a British Columbia court last month.

Several hundred people gathered at a park in Ottawa, with some wearing white shirts printed “March for the Michaels,” “7,000 steps for freedom,” carrying banner “#bringthemhome.

“Every day in his cell, Michael Kovrig walks 7,000 steps to keep his mind and body healthy. Michael Spavor uses yoga, meditation and exercises to stay strong,” the families wrote on a Facebook page seeking support for the event.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has called a snap election https://ift.tt/3BBdzw6 for Sept. 20, is trailing his main opponent, Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole, who has demanded a tougher approach against China.

“We have to deal with the Communist leadership in China, as it is not as Mr. Trudeau may have hoped it was. He’s always been out of step with respect to our interests and our values. So I’ve said Canada will be a leader on human rights again,” O’Toole told reporters in Vancouver on Saturday.

Trudeau, when asked about criticism that his government had not done enough to free the two Michaels, said on Sunday when dealing with citizens in trouble abroad, “we use all the tools at our disposal, usually not shouting in the public square.”

He said that government over the past 1,000 days has put forward all the different range of tools to put pressure on the Chinese government to return the two men.

“We will not rest until the two Michaels are once again home with their families,” he told reporters.

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, who joined the rally, said in statement that years have been cruelly stolen from both men and their families.

“This must stop. Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor must come home,” the statement added.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren and; Denny Thomas; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

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David Barret
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