01-07-2020 21:55 via huffingtonpost.ca

Pompeo Says Canada Day ‘Dimmed’ By Canadians Held Captive In China

OTTAWA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo marked Canada Day Wednesday by accusing the Chinese government of dimming celebrations this year with “trumped-up espionage charges” against two Canadians detained in China.Pompeo cited the Chinese Communist Party to suggest Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are being detained in retaliation for the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. “Canada’s national day celebrations are dimmed by the CCP’s
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