Canada ‘Will Be There’ to Help Two Michaels After Their Detention in China: Trudeau

Canada ‘Will Be There’ to Help Two Michaels After Their Detention in China: Trudeau
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor stand as they are recognized before an address from U.S. President Joe Biden in the Canadian House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on Mar. 24, 2023. Mandel Ngan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
The Canadian Press
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back on the notion that Canada’s willingness to help two citizens who were detained in China is an acknowledgement they engaged in espionage on Ottawa’s behalf.

The federal government will be there to help Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor rebuild their lives after they were arbitrarily imprisoned in China for three years, Trudeau said on Mar. 7.