The turn of events prompted Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to demand Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intervene with Chinese President Xi Jinping on behalf of the Canadians detained in China. “We need to make sure we unequivocally denounce any type of repercussions to Canadians on foreign soil in China as a result of the actions of independent police agencies here,” said Scheer. He declined to say whether Canada should warn Canadians to avoid travel to and within China, saying the government has access to more national security information than he does and must make that determination. Scheer noted thousands of Canadians travel back and forth to China for business and family reasons. She said the government has a special duty of care to its own employees, but it is “agonizing” when any Canadian is detained outside Canada.

Source: thestar December 13, 2018 18:23 UTC