Only in Canada, it’s considered weakness to recruit a former PM to help solve the Huawei problem

The best outcome would be to resolve the case, with Meng’s return to China before the summer. This would free Liberals to focus on electoral issues, not international irritants. If it takes a former prime minister to get us there, so be it.

With the Chinese refusing to take meetings, the dossier is currently a lose-lose situation for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

June 17, 2019

OTTAWA—Only in Canada is it considered a weakness to recruit a former prime minister to help solve the Huawei problem. Reaction to the news that Jean Chrétien was willing to act as an envoy to meet with the Chinese leadership in the Meng Wanzhou extradition case was muted. The offer was floated...

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