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Prominent Canadians call on Trudeau to end Meng Wanzhou case to free 2 Michaels
By Sean Boynton Global News
Posted June 24, 2020 8:34 pm Updated June 24, 2020 9:10 pm
Over a dozen prominent Canadians — all of whom once served in either past federal cabinets or on the world stage — are calling on the prime minister to secure the release of two detained Canadians by ending extradition of Meng Wanzhou to the United States [呼吁总理通过结束将孟万洲引渡到美国来确保释放两名被拘留的加拿大人].
In a letter dated Tuesday and obtained by Global News, the group cites a recent legal opinion that Minister of Justice David Lametti has the power to end the Huawei executive’s extradition process at any time[司法部长戴维·拉梅蒂有权随时终止华为高管的引渡程序]. They argued not doing so would undermine Canada’s foreign policy toward China, which the group argues needs to be strengthened.
“We believe that the Two Michaels will remain in their Chinese prison cells until Meng is free to return to China,” the letter addressed to Justin Trudeau says. “That means that unless the Minister acts now, the Two Michaels face indefinite confinement.
“We contend that the time is past due for the Minister to do just that: to end the Meng extradition proceeding and to bring the Two Michaels home.”
Among the 19 signatories to the letter are former federal justice minister Allan Rock; former foreign affairs ministers Lloyd Axworthy, Lawrence Cannon and André Oullet; past NDP leader Ed Broadbent; and Robert Fowler, a foreign policy advisor to past prime ministers Pierre Trudeau, John Turner and Brian Mulroney.
The legal opinion cited by the group on the government’s authority to set Meng free was written by Brian Greenspan, a Toronto lawyer well-versed in extradition proceedings. It was sought, among others, by Rock and the wife of one of the two Michaels.
In the legal opinion — dated May 22, 2020 and addressed to Lametti — Greenspan said the justice minister can legally intervene in the case before it hits his desk, saying that “discretion” is “expressly codified” in the Extradition Act.
“The Greenspan Opinion also makes clear that this (ending the extradition proceeding) would not endanger judicial independence and would be entirely consistent with the rule of law,” [这(结束引渡程序)不会危害司法独立,完全符合法治] the group writes — an opinion contrary to arguments made by both Trudeau and Lametti against intervening.
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Prominent Canadians call on Trudeau to end Meng Wanzhou case to free 2 Michaels | Globalnews.ca
In a letter, the Canadians cite a recent legal opinion that the minister of justice has the power to end the Huawei executive's extradition process at any time.
globalnews.ca
By Sean Boynton Global News
Posted June 24, 2020 8:34 pm Updated June 24, 2020 9:10 pm
Over a dozen prominent Canadians — all of whom once served in either past federal cabinets or on the world stage — are calling on the prime minister to secure the release of two detained Canadians by ending extradition of Meng Wanzhou to the United States [呼吁总理通过结束将孟万洲引渡到美国来确保释放两名被拘留的加拿大人].
In a letter dated Tuesday and obtained by Global News, the group cites a recent legal opinion that Minister of Justice David Lametti has the power to end the Huawei executive’s extradition process at any time[司法部长戴维·拉梅蒂有权随时终止华为高管的引渡程序]. They argued not doing so would undermine Canada’s foreign policy toward China, which the group argues needs to be strengthened.
“We believe that the Two Michaels will remain in their Chinese prison cells until Meng is free to return to China,” the letter addressed to Justin Trudeau says. “That means that unless the Minister acts now, the Two Michaels face indefinite confinement.
“We contend that the time is past due for the Minister to do just that: to end the Meng extradition proceeding and to bring the Two Michaels home.”
Among the 19 signatories to the letter are former federal justice minister Allan Rock; former foreign affairs ministers Lloyd Axworthy, Lawrence Cannon and André Oullet; past NDP leader Ed Broadbent; and Robert Fowler, a foreign policy advisor to past prime ministers Pierre Trudeau, John Turner and Brian Mulroney.
The legal opinion cited by the group on the government’s authority to set Meng free was written by Brian Greenspan, a Toronto lawyer well-versed in extradition proceedings. It was sought, among others, by Rock and the wife of one of the two Michaels.
In the legal opinion — dated May 22, 2020 and addressed to Lametti — Greenspan said the justice minister can legally intervene in the case before it hits his desk, saying that “discretion” is “expressly codified” in the Extradition Act.
“The Greenspan Opinion also makes clear that this (ending the extradition proceeding) would not endanger judicial independence and would be entirely consistent with the rule of law,” [这(结束引渡程序)不会危害司法独立,完全符合法治] the group writes — an opinion contrary to arguments made by both Trudeau and Lametti against intervening.
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