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From the CBC
Donald Trump undermined Canada on Huawei arrest, says former U.S. ambassador
Former U.S. ambassador to China Gary Locke said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump undermined Canada over the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou when he said that he would intervene in the case if it could help secure a trade deal with China.
In an interview with CBC News Network's Power & Politics, Locke said the extradition process has always been viewed as independent and separate from politics. But Trump's offer in a Reuters interview to insert himself into the case — "if I think it's good for what will be certainly the largest trade deal ever made" — may have made Canada's actions appear to the Chinese as an attempt at securing leverage.
"And so if the president is intervening, then the Chinese will say, 'OK Canada, why don't you intervene? Why don't you just simply refuse to extradite this person to the United States?" he said.
Canadian officials have maintained that the Dec. 1 arrest of Meng happened without political interference and that the process is unfolding in accordance with the rule of law and international treaties.
COMMENT:-
Since the Canadian position is that extradition is NOT to be used for "political purposes" and that people are not to be subjected to "politically motivated" prosecutions, Mr. Trump's statements have left it open to the Canadian government to refuse to extradite and to make the reason for that refusal that "The President of the United States of America has given the strongest possible indications that the prosecution and request for extradition were solely for the political purpose of pressuring that government of an independent and sovereign state. The Canadian government will not lend its imprimatur to such a flagrant misuse of international law.".
Will the Canadian government go that far, or will the Canadian government merely tell the US government that that is what it intends to do if the US government does not withdraw the extradition request?
From the CBC
Donald Trump undermined Canada on Huawei arrest, says former U.S. ambassador
Former U.S. ambassador to China Gary Locke said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump undermined Canada over the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou when he said that he would intervene in the case if it could help secure a trade deal with China.
In an interview with CBC News Network's Power & Politics, Locke said the extradition process has always been viewed as independent and separate from politics. But Trump's offer in a Reuters interview to insert himself into the case — "if I think it's good for what will be certainly the largest trade deal ever made" — may have made Canada's actions appear to the Chinese as an attempt at securing leverage.
"And so if the president is intervening, then the Chinese will say, 'OK Canada, why don't you intervene? Why don't you just simply refuse to extradite this person to the United States?" he said.
Canadian officials have maintained that the Dec. 1 arrest of Meng happened without political interference and that the process is unfolding in accordance with the rule of law and international treaties.
COMMENT:-
Since the Canadian position is that extradition is NOT to be used for "political purposes" and that people are not to be subjected to "politically motivated" prosecutions, Mr. Trump's statements have left it open to the Canadian government to refuse to extradite and to make the reason for that refusal that "The President of the United States of America has given the strongest possible indications that the prosecution and request for extradition were solely for the political purpose of pressuring that government of an independent and sovereign state. The Canadian government will not lend its imprimatur to such a flagrant misuse of international law.".
Will the Canadian government go that far, or will the Canadian government merely tell the US government that that is what it intends to do if the US government does not withdraw the extradition request?
Poor Canada...everyone ****s on them. What ARE they going to do?
Poor Canada...everyone ****s on them. What ARE they going to do?
Poor Canada...everyone ****s on them. What ARE they going to do?
Keep on living with our better healthcare, better education, less violence, less racism, less hatred, and beautiful country. Yep, we'll have to keep on enjoying some of the most livable cities in the world.
Most livable cities:
Canada performed well as well, with Toronto tying with Tokyo for seventh position on a score of 97.2% and Calgary (97.5%) and Vancouver (97.3%) taking fourth and sixth place respectively.
Life is hard, having so many of the best cities in the world to choose from, but someone has to do it. Carry on.
Poor Canada...everyone ****s on them. What ARE they going to do?
No, just a bunch of low intellect ignorant bigots among them.Not everyone. Just you guys. You know...our "closest allies"?
I hate city living.
No, just a bunch of low intellect ignorant bigots among them.
No, just a bunch of low intellect ignorant bigots among them.
You wouldn't like Canada at all. Nothing but cities...everywhere. It's horrible here, absolutely horrible. Don't come. Not even for vacation. Yecch!
It is sad, tragic and it pains me to say that to a large extent the too liberal education at elementary level is one of the culprits.I'm amazed at the size of the base, imagine almost 1/3 of the USA looks up to Trump intellectually. Talk about a failed education system.
Possibly what (what is now) Canada has been doing for almost 200 years now - beating off the attempts of (what is now) the United States of America to take it over.
PS - Here's an interesting historical trivia fact for you - "The government of the United States of America ordered the attack on Canada six weeks prior to actually declaring war on Britain in 1812 and had its armies poised to attack before there was any actual declaration of war.".
Ah, so that is where this "Mortal Engines" crap originates...You wouldn't like Canada at all. Nothing but cities...everywhere.
You wouldn't like Canada at all. Nothing but cities...everywhere. It's horrible here, absolutely horrible. Don't come. Not even for vacation. Yecch!
No, everyone respects and admires Canada. The point is, nobody can trust America to keep it's word anymore.
shrug...
According to the other guy, that's your biggest selling point.
Not everyone. Just you guys. You know...our "closest allies"?
Send this lady back, and make a backdoor deal with China to buy their steel through Korea or Malaysia with new labelling, so we can flood the American market. Now that's got a ring to it.
Wait...you are butt hurt over something that happened over 200 years ago? And you think the US still wants to take you over???
I think you have an irrational paranoia problem.
I know...but the ratio doesn't appear to be lessening the impact, unfortunately. Hopefully we'll learn more about that ratio in 2020.
For sure...you need to come up with a new scheme. Trump tossed your last scheme...you know, with the auto parts...in the trash.
Oh, good! We need more pressure..........:shock:
Our sure, publicly you deny you want our Poutine.
But privately, privately, we know you plan to take over Canada and force the good people at Timmy's to work 8, 10, 12 hours a day making you your poutine.
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