Canada is showing frustration with the refugee system that has permitted one of China’s most wanted men to stay here for 11 years. Foreign Minister John Baird today made it clear he has no doubt about the guilt of Lai Changxing (inset) who is accused by China of a multi-million dollar smuggling operation in the southeastern city of Xiamen. As many will know, a principal of Canadian extradition requires the government to receive assurance that the receiving country will not execute the individual. While compassionate, many criticize the idea that Canada should routinely tell other countries who they may execute. It is also said to have made Canada a haven for serious criminals. China has until recently executed those found guilty of many crimes which would not bring the death penalty in countries like the U.S. or other lands where execution is still legal. And although executions have been frequent, there has not yet been a documented case of a miscarriage of justice. Reuters.
