On "The West Block," Mercedes Stephenson presses Huawei Canada’s Vice President of Government Affairs Morgan Elliott on why the company won’t condemn the arbitrary detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in China. The two Canadians were put in Chinese prisons following the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver on a U.S. extradition warrant.
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okay but that doesn't answer the
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question of whether huawei canada will
05:13 condemn the detention of the two
05:15 michaels if huawei wants to do business
05:17 and you're speaking as a canadian why
05:19 would the company be unwilling to
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05:22 canadian citizens
05:24 well as as a company we want everyone
05:26 home we want to send minimum job
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to china
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as well you you see that as equal you
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see those as
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as morally equal the detention of hmong
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wong joe under a legitimate arrest
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warrant out of the united states
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that had an extradition on it and
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picking up random canadian citizens and
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throwing them in jail for two years at a
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time