It's time to let that paper tiger die:
The Chinese Family Services of Greater Montreal and the Centre Sino-Québec de la Rive Sud in the South Shore suburb of Brossard, as well as the two centres' executive director, Xixi Li, are seeking more than $4.9 million in damages, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Superior Court.
The community centres say they are "still in the dark" about specific allegations of any wrongdoing nearly a year after the RCMP made the allegations. They have denied the allegations, which have not yet resulted in charges.
According to human rights group Safeguard Defenders, so-called Chinese police stations are used to monitor and threaten Chinese citizens living abroad, sometimes forcing them to return to China for persecution.
Now, about that:
A Commons committee yesterday acknowledged the Chinese Communist Party operated “police service stations” in Canada. Critics had ridiculed the suggestion “so-called Chinese police stations” were spying on local communities in three cities: ‘Witnesses emphasized they harass and intimidate individuals who are critical of China.’
So there's that.
Canada's government has reached a settlement with one of two Canadians who were detained in China for nearly three years on national security charges during a diplomatic fight between the two countries.
John K. Phillips, a lawyer for Michael Spavor, confirmed Wednesday that a settlement had been concluded, without giving any details.
“I am only able to say that the matter between Mr. Spavor and the government of Canada has been resolved," Phillips said.
The Globe and Mail newspaper, citing an unidentified source, reported earlier Wednesday that Spavor reached a mediated settlement worth about $6 million Canadian (US$4.4 million) after he threatened to sue the government and his fellow prisoner, Michael Kovrig.
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