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Trudeau again rejects calls to trade Meng Wanzhou for 'the two Michaels'
BY , Jun 25, 2020 3:57 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Jun 25, 2020 4:02 PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a reporters question during a news conference outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Monday June 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking about the suggestions of striking a deal with China for the release of the two Michaels detained there/ The Canadian Press
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is emphatically rejecting calls to drop extradition proceedings against a Chinese tech executive in the hope China would free Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.
He says bowing to pressure from Beijing would put many more citizens at risk by signalling Canada can be intimidated.
Meng Wanzhou was taken into custody over American allegations of violating sanctions on Iran, and her extradition case is now before a British Columbia court.
Trudeau says "randomly arresting Canadians doesn't give you leverage over the government of Canada anywhere in the world."
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