Vancouver Actor Says She Was Conned Into Protesting Meng Extradition

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Jan. 21, 2020. Vancouver actor Julia Hackstaff says she was conned into protesting outside the courthouse while Meng's extradition hearing was underway. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

VANCOUVER—Something seemed off to Julia Hackstaff when an actor playing a reporter started asking her pointed questions about the protest sign she was holding.

Hackstaff had been hired as an extra for what seemed to be a poorly-organized production Monday and she hadn’t been briefed on her lines for the scene.