Latest posts by Gary Botting (see all)
- New book explores Canada’s dangerous offender designation - January 11, 2022
- Canada’s extradition laws under attack for many reasons in 2021 - December 24, 2021
- Canada’s extradition procedures in desperate need of an overhaul - November 24, 2021
The stairway to extradition in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has been unnecessarily long and convoluted because the former and current minister of justice have not had the courage or the political will to intervene to stop it in its tracks, as they are entitled to do any time under s. 23 (3) of the Extradition Act, which reads: The Minister may at any time withdraw the authority to proceed and, if the Minister does so, the court shall discharge the person and set aside any order made respecting their judicial interim release or detention. To read more, click here.
