Foreign Affairs Minister Condemns Beijing’s Arbitrary Arrest of Canadians

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland waits to appear before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development in Ottawa, on May 28, 2019. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has again expressed concern over Beijing’s arbitrary arrest of two Canadians last December, while the opposition criticized the government’s lack of action.

“We strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor,” Freeland said before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons on May 28. “The government of Canada continues to call for their immediate release.”