International Canadian Government To Pay $7 Million to Michael Spavor Over Spying Allegations

[Orgasmo]

Remember the two Michaels that Justin Trudeau said were innocent hostage held by China for Huawei's CFO detention?

Well it turns out Michael Kovrig was actually spying for Canada and got Michael Spavor in hot water. Michael Spavor sued the Canadian government for putting him at risk and now Canada is on the hook for payout.

Just another day of Justin Trudeau lying his punk ass off and taxpayers having to pick up the tab.

Michael Spavor has reached a settlement with the Canadian government over his detention in China. Citing two sources, Radio-Canada reports that the total settlement is for $7 million. John Philips, Spavor's lawyer, told CBC News that the matter between his client and the government "has been resolved" but would not offer any further comment.

Spavor, a consultant, was one of two Canadians detained by Chinese officials in December 2018 — not long after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on behalf of U.S. authorities. Spavor, along with diplomat Michael Kovrig, spent more than 1,000 days in prison before being released in September 2021.

The Globe and Mail reported in November that Spavor was threatening to sue the government and Kovrig. That report suggested Spavor was alleging he was detained because he unwittingly provided information on North Korea to Kovrig, who then gave the information to Canadian intelligence officials.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/spavor-government-settlement-1.7136196

 

[yamahacrasher]

Remember the two Michaels that Justin Trudeau said were innocent hostage held by China for Huawei's CFO detention?

Well it turns out Michael Kovrig was actually spying for Canada and got Michael Spavor in hot water. Michael Spavor sued the Canadian government for putting him at risk and now Canada is on the hook for payout.

Just another day of Justin Trudeau lying his punk ass off and taxpayers having to pick up the tab.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/spavor-government-settlement-1.7136196

So the government should tell all the other nations about our "spy" network? Seems counter productive, but maybe that's just me.

 

[Orgasmo]

So the government should tell all the other nations about our "spy" network? Seems counter productive, but maybe that's just me.

He should have quietly exchanged them for Meng instead of trying to engage in megaphone diplomacy about how innocent they were. Even better, he shouldn't have grabbed Meng in Canada to begin with. It was Murica that was picking beef with Huawei and Canada got left holding the bag.

The whole affair just screams government incompetence.

 

[yamahacrasher]

He should have quietly exchanged them for Meng instead of trying to engage in megaphone diplomacy about how innocent they were. Even better, he shouldn't have grabbed Meng in Canada to begin with. It was Murica that was picking beef with Huawei and Canada got left holding the bag.

The whole affair just screams government incompetence.

I'm not implying that they aren't inept, but openly admitting to spying would seem to me to be another reason to criticize.

 

[wlu.29]

Remember the two Michaels that Justin Trudeau said were innocent hostage held by China for Huawei's CFO detention?

Well it turns out Michael Kovrig was actually spying for Canada and got Michael Spavor in hot water. Michael Spavor sued the Canadian government for putting him at risk and now Canada is on the hook for payout.

Just another day of Justin Trudeau lying his punk ass off and taxpayers having to pick up the tab.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/spavor-government-settlement-1.7136196

Lettuce be cereal, you would whine either way