Foreign Minister Marc Garneau said Canada will appeal the 11-year sentence of Canadian Michael Spavor, one of two men detained in China in what is widely seen as arbitrary detentions in retaliation for the arrest of a Chinese tech giant in Canada. Spavor was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court on Tuesday […]
Federal elections in Canada are not on a schedule. Most often, they happen when someone in a position of power thinks it would be a good idea to have one. Justin Trudeau seems to be the leader who thinks so right now. There is at least a chance that he will end up regretting the decision to call an early […]
A Chinese court is expected to deliver a verdict and sentencing decision later that night in the case of Canadian Michael Spavor, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. Spavor has been detained in China since the end of 2018, accused of espionage. The verdict is expected to fall as early as 10 p.m. ET tonight – […]
Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole today accused Beijing of using the death penalty for political ends after a Chinese court upheld the death sentence of a Canadian in a drug case. O’Toole also reopened the door to a Canadian boycott of next year’s Olympic Winter Games in China, warning that recent actions by the Chinese government demonstrate that Canadians are […]
The federal government is committed to investing $ 321 million in programs to help Indigenous communities search for gravesites in former residential schools and support survivors and their communities. Justice Minister David Lametti has said he will appoint a special interlocutor to work with Indigenous communities and the government to propose changes to federal laws, policies and practices related to […]
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole makes an announcement in Oakville, Ont.
US drugmaker Moderna will today sign an agreement with the Canadian government promising to build an mRNA production facility in Canada. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel will sign the memorandum of understanding with Federal Minister of Innovation François-Philippe Champagne in Montreal this morning. This is the second major deal Ottawa has reached for mRNA vaccines to be made in Canada in […]
Two Chinese courts are expected to deliver long-awaited verdicts in the cases of Canadians Robert Schellenberg and Michael Spavor, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. A verdict for Schellenberg, who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, is due Monday at 9 p.m. ET, or 9 a.m. Tuesday in China. The source said a verdict for Spavor, […]
The word “unique” was used a lot during Meng Wanzhou’s extradition proceedings. But the lawyer who heads up Huawei’s executive defense team told the BC Supreme Court judge overseeing the hearing on Monday that the term was not exaggerated with regard to the case highly publicized. As he made a final argument to Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes to stay […]
Justice Minister David Lametti makes funding announcement related to Indigenous Legal Studies.
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