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Pompeo meets Trudeau, says China detention of two Canadians 'wrong'
American officials are working to secure the release of two Canadians held by China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday as he sat down with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The two Canadians — former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor — were detained in December and accused of espionage. The detention came nine days after Canada had arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant.
Canada praises 'grit' of Canadians detained in China
Release Jailed Canadians, China Experts Urge Xi in Open Letter
U.S. Calls Canadian’s Death Sentence in China ‘Politically Motivated’
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, speaking to reporters near Montreal, said Canada is in a “difficult moment” after the arrest of a top Huawei Technologies Co. executive last month in Vancouver on a U.S. extradition request. Nine days after that, a Canadian diplomat and a businessman were seized separately by state security officers in China.
Ottawa seeks help for release of Canadians held in China
Canada’s top diplomat on Saturday called on allies for support in securing the release of Canadians detained in China, noting that the arrests are a “worrying precedent” for the entire international community. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said that China’s detention of former diplomat Michael Kovrig and consultant Michael Spavor is “not only a Canadian issue.
U.S. says China should free Canadians held after Huawei arrest
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said China should free two Canadian citizens who were detained this week after authorities in Canada arrested a senior Chinese technology executive on a U.S. extradition warrant. Pompeo’s comments were the first by a senior U.S. official on the arrests, which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said could escalate a growing trade conflict between China and the United States.
2 Americans, 2 Canadians freed after kidnapping in Nigeria, police say
Two Americans, two Canadians freed after kidnapping in Nigeria: police
By Garba Muhammad KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two Americans and two Canadians have been freed after being kidnapped in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, a police spokesman said on Saturday, as it emerged that five oil workers had been abducted in the southern Niger Delta region. The Americans and Canadians were ambushed by unknown gunmen on Wednesday while traveling from the town of Kafanchan in Kaduna state to the capital, Abuja.
Canadians support legalized pot but doubts linger: poll
Polling released Thursday showed strong support in Canada for a government drive to legalize recreational use of marijuana, but many would like the proposed minimum age for consumption to be raised. Sixty-three percent of respondents told the Angus Reid Institute they support legalization. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration unveiled legislation on April 13 to fully legalize pot by mid-2018.
Canadians cool to migrants: Are Canuck attitudes inching closer to Americans'?
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has governed on a platform that has garnered international praise by refugee advocates for its welcoming stance. Four out of 10 respondents to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Monday said they believed those illegally crossing the Canadian-US border would make the country “less safe.” Forty-eight percent said they supported “increasing the deportation of people living in Canada illegally,” while 50 percent of Americans support “increasing the deportation of illegal immigrants,” according to a US version of the poll conducted the same week. Legal immigration has enjoyed high bipartisan support in Canada for decades.
