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Canada ‘will be there’ to help 2 Michaels after their detention in China: Trudeau

Kovrig and Spavor were both convicted of spying in 2021 in closed Chinese courts
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back on the notion that Canada’s willingness to help two men who were detained in China is an acknowledgement they engaged in espionage on Ottawa’s behalf. Michael Spavor, centre left, and Michael Kovrig, centre left, receive a standing ovation in the House of Commons prior to U.S. President Joe Biden’s address of Parliament, in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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 Thursday.

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