Few things reveal the deep chasm between authoritarian regimes and democratic governments than the arbitrary confinement of another country’s citizens. And it is now two years since China grabbed and locked up Micheal Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Then, the heroic rescue of a boy, 4, from a narrow water well in Mission, Texas. Below that, it is 60 years since the enduring soap opera Coronation Street debuted on ITV. Finally, the CBC is in the backyard ice rink along with many kids these days.
