Michael Kovrig
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Meng Wanzhou
China has detained a former Canadian diploma, Michael Kovrig in what appears to be a tit for tat retaliation for the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, executive of and heir to the Huewai electronics millions. She begins a third day of a bail hearing in Vancouver Tuesday related to extradition to the US on charges she intentionally violated sanctions on shipping to Iran. Kovrig is now a member of a non-governmental body called the International Crisis Group. It has a varied reputation related to its avowed aim of helping to avoid violent conflicts. Some studies have said it “manufacturers” crises. Andrew Ellis, a former CSIS member is interviewed Tuesday morning by the CBC about this situation.
