More than anything, Michael Spavor was the victim of a coercive Beijing

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Guy Saint-Jacques served as Canada’s ambassador to China from 2012 to 2016. Even if the recent allegations by Michael Spavor are true – that he was unwittingly used by Michael Kovrig in intelligence-collection activities, which he said led to the two being detained by China – it would not be the main reason why he was arrested. I have much sympathy for his painful ordeal in a Chinese jail, and I wish him the best for the rest of his life. But ultimately and unfortunately, he had unique access to Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, the only country...