of course canadian citizens will always advocate strongly and scarcely for canadian citizens when theyare detained abroad. in the cases of mr. -- our immediate concern has been to gain consular access to them and to understand what the charges are, input on them by the chinese authorities, and we are seeking that and advocating for them very very aggressively. they were able to meet and speak with mr. kovrig, and we're glad that could happen. i've also spoken to family members of both men, and i just want to say and reassure all canadians but especially the family and friends of mr. kovrig, and mr. satfor, this is a huge priority for our government, and we are extremely seized of this issue. we care for and fight for all canadians detained abroad, and actually as mike said, all people unfairly detained abroad. but specifically we have a specific due to care for canadians and we fight for everybody. mr. kovrig is also an employee of my department. he's well known to many canadian diplomats, and that makes it especially personal for us. i'm going to let -- i'm going to respect his privac

course, canadian citizens, we will always advocate strongly for canadian citizens when they are detained abroad. cases of mr. kovig, our immediate concern has been to consular access to them and to understand what the charges are being put on them by chinese we areties and seeking -- advocating for them the, very aggressively to meet withs able thatetainee and we're glad that could happen. i've spoken also to family men.rs of both and i just want to say and reassure all canadians, but andcially the family detainees, this is a huge priority for our government. we are extremely seized of this issue. we fight for all canadians detained abroad. said,tually, as mike a all people unfairly detained abroad but we have a specific canadians.e to we fight for everybody. mr. kovig is also an employee of my department. he's well-known to many canadian diplomats. that makes it especially personal for us. [inaudible question] >> you know what? let -- i'm going to respect his privacy and the privacy of his family. with his family details of the meeting. >> thank you all for attending today. concludes ou

pm trudeau: china has been working with canadian officials and canadian law enforcement over the past months to take measures on the flow of fentanyl into canada. there is obviously more to do. we recognize this is a crisis that is continuing in canada and indeed getting worse. we will continue to work with international partners like the united states. and indeed engage with china as a way of ensuring we are doing a better job of connecting tragedies because the going on in communities and families this country from opioid overdoses are unfortunately continuing. >> the united states has taken action against specific individuals, chinese individuals, charging them with crimes. i know it is not your territory, but because canadian authorities know the identity of some chinese officials involved in importing fentanyl, why not use magnitsky act provisions against those chinese officials that want to move fentanyl into this -- into canada? pm trudeau: we take the opioid crisis extremely seriously in canada and continue to recognize that there are many different tools that we need to use t

withina has been working canadian officials and canadian law enforcement over the past measures.ake there is more to do. indeed getting worse. we will continue to work with international partners like the united states. ensuring we are doing a better job of connecting canadians. the tragedies of opioid overdoses are unfortunately continuing. >> chinese individuals are charging them with crimes. because canadian authorities know the identity of some chinese officials involved in importing fentanyl, why not use provisions against those chinese officials that want to move fentanyl into canada? >> we take the opioid crisis extremely seriously in canada and continue to recognize there are many different tools. we are pursuing all those tools, whether it is front-line workers on the ground. working with medical and indeed provide alternative opportunities. we will continue to look at all different measures we can bring in to keep canadians safe. >> can you walk us through the very first time your office -- was being investigated by police, and how many times that issue came into your office. we

. >> canadian prime minister justin trudeau spoke with reporters and took questions. it is 25 minutes. it is 25 minutes. pm trudeau: people, and to the family of george h.w. bush, he was a great friend of canada. i would like to also begin by congratulating president macri of argentina for his leadership and stewardship at the g20 over the past 12 months. it has been a very productive year. argentina focused on three priorities, which are priorities for us all, the future of work, infrastructure development, and sustainable food. these priorities aligned well with the g-7 summit last june, in quebec, where we worked hard to create economic systems that benefit everyone and strengthen the middle class. [speaking french] i would like to congratulate argentina for bringing the gender equality perspective to our talks. we know our societies are stronger when women are equal participants. over our two days here, i have reiterated canada's commitment to multilateralism on trade, on climate, and on other challenges we share. indeed no country can solve global problems on its

canadian any u.k. training and the baltics represent our combined efforts to promote stability and deter evocative activity. canada and united states are united insecurity because we are united in democracy and democracies stick together for the common defense. we focus on enhancing our strong cooperation in the number of areas you've heard about, from military sales to sanctions coordination. i'm grateful for canada's --dership in enforcing sanctions that support the denuclearization of north korea. we affirm the need to fight against isis and maintain support to partners in iraq and -- an approach endorsed by 16 nations we met with an ottawa. isise evolving our defeat coalition because we must not fall into complacency. they are a strong terrorist enemy. americanslast month observed veterans day. name, wehatever the share our battlefield sacrifices. the maple leaf and stars and stripes have flown side-by-side. come what may, i'm confident canada and the united states will continue to work shoulder to

mike pompeo and jim mattis, defense secretary along with canadian minister of foreign affairs, canadianthey are going to be discussing a lot of things about china. not exclusively, but they are concerned, particularly canada, canadian officials there, because the chinese have apprehended very wealthy canadian entrepreneur, michael spavor and michael kovrig, a top diplomat. it was thought to be a tit for tat, the canadians for taking meng wanzhou, from huawei, but they wouldn't send her back to china. she still has an ankle bracelet on. she posted bail and can't leave canada. the chinese are furious over that. they scooped up this former diplomat and entrepreneur and the thing that's kind of wacky about that, we don't know where these guys are. they aren't just like picking up me or you on the street. these are big deals. no one knows where they are. this in the middle of talks with china where we are trying to cobble an agreement together. at the same time we have the markets in complete disarray, wondering if that will ever happen. and, and a slowdown going on in china, rather pronounc

>> anthony: you celebrate canadian history, you celebrate canadian traditions, you celebrate canadianit -- is it national, uh, quebecois fervor? >> david: i think that's very much it. he's very much a patriot. i say all the time this is one of the most important restaurants, to me, in north america, if not the world. it's an art installation, if you actually look at it. >> anthony: the meal begins -- begins -- with a tower of maple desserts. good lord. sponge maple toffee. maple donuts. beaver tails. maple cotton candy. but, but, but wait, there's more. almond croissants, whippet biscuits, some nougat. >> david: yeah. >> anthony: ah, there we go. i think that's a first for me. i've never seen that done. >> david no? >> anthony: well, not with a hammer. let the madness begin. next, a whole lobe of foie gras with baked beans, on a pancake, cooked in duck fat, of course, cottage cheese and eggs, cooked in maple syrup. wow. that's awesome. there's a healthy salad, sautéed duck hearts, gizzards, and pig's ear, topped with a heaping pile of fried pork rinds. good lord. mmm. oh, and a calf b

negotiations were not easy, but canadians worked together and put their country's interests first. we did so because we know economic stability, trade and growth come are the best interest of middle-class families in all three of our countries. they also met with my counterparts from argentina, south africa, france, the united kingdom, germany, spain, and japan to name just a few. speaking into business women's leaders task force panel, i was proud to share the podium with miss -- an incredible canadian entrepreneur and pioneer. who works to put ideals into action each and every day as canada's representative on the business women leaders task force and as ceo of a major canadian company. and we must, do more to help all people adapt to changing economic realities and make real meaningful investments in their futures. canada believes creating new opportunities for the middle class is the single best way to restore people's confidence in the future and stem the uncertainty that often accompanies globalization and technological change. our citizens have asked us to work together to e

the canadian prime minister justin trudeau has expressed concern over two canadians detained in china last week saying his government is taking the situation very seriously he says the arrests are politically motivated and resulting from canada being caught up in the ongoing trade between beijing and washington where the two largest economies of the world china in the united states start picking a fight with each other the escalating trade war between them is going to have all sorts of unintended consequences on canada and potentially on the entire global economy so we're very worried about that the arrested canadians are michael coffeemaker former diplomatic used to breaking china's n.g.a. law and michael spader he's an entrepreneur with senior contacts in north korea including came. china rest of them aside to alleged activities harmful to national security that was right after the c.f.o. of chinese smartphone maker while he was detained in canada at the request of america and they just set the picks up the story take on the high flying chinese think that could if arrest her in cana

of a canadian. who has gone in touch with us. because he was being asked questions by chinese authorities. spader also uses his base in china to promote investment in north korea but china says he is now a security risk. it has been one of the biggest events in financial history and it is set to come to an end the european central bank is expected to announce the end of its massive and controversial bond buying program loan known as quantitative easing the e.c.b. believes the eurozone economy no longer needs a central bank support to grow in total the e.c.b. has both governments and colbert bomb's worth two point six trillion euros since the program started in march twenty fifth back then the eurozone was grappling with a weak economy and deflation critics say the program that governments simply minimize borrowing costs instead of making the forms all that. i asked our financial correspondent in frankfurt where the markets of price in the end of one is easing already. yes they are the talk about this has been going on for the not

concern wasid the her chinese and canadian passport. bail at 10 million canadian dollars. he ordered her to agree to police visits. said to be moving towards lowering trade war tariffs on imported american cars. that's something already claimed by president trump after talks at the g20. hasre told the proposal been submitted for official review. our sources also say this step is in final and could still change. the european union is digging in on the brexit deal. officials are fearing the u.k. will make repeated calls for concessions. while theresa may visited --ssels, diplomat stressed sterling fell to a 20 month low against the dollar after the prime minister abandon the brexit debate in the comments. ruling -- ruler has lifted curbs on political activity. a royal statement says the ban on gatherings of five people are immediately while the election commission confirm that voting will happen on february 24 to get a former army chief sees power after violent popular unrest. cosmonauts have been outside the international space station to inspect a mysteriously. a small hol

justin trudeau expressing concern over the arrest of two canadian nationals in china it's following all too was detention of a chinese business woman at the request of the us. is an ineffective way to counter the potentially bad influence. of the russian president reacting to a spate of closures by all thora to use across the country. is accused of racism. within log on the program. how can such a big. get it completely wrong when you lead people. to the man you're looking for censorship. you're looking for the stifling of creativity. running down this hour's top stories on r.t. international for this month welcome to the program. the hunt for russian medlars is not abating leaked messages sent by a b.b.c. correspondent suggests that the broadcasters news team is in search of any leads connecting moscow and they get low vast movement in france and one of my messages the correspondent said her editors were quote out for blood well maybe some russian business is capitalizing greatly on the protests maybe the protest is eating cutlass maybe the far right to really does that i'm looking for

company canadian stock exchange make a bid.this is a great opportunity and ultimately, we do not get to decide this, we are putting the idea out for shareholders. >> how much would you be willing to up your bid? >> i do not know yet. there is always opportunity to negotiate and there are two numbers in consideration. the valuation of our stock and the valuation of their stock, and we will see over the coming weeks how those are considered. >> what was the trigger for this because part of the reason why aphria could become attractive to you was because you had reports that there were two andt-sellers in the market that destroyed the equity price. how much of your bid was in relation to that? >> that was an element. the overall contraction of the global markets in the last week, and the cannabis markets over the last two months have made all cannabis stocks more attractive. at the same time, our company started trading them after reverse takeover november 13. while the entire cannabis market dropped, our stock has more than doubl

you he worried about that and that his prime minister expressed his concern over the arrest of two canadian nationals and china right off to why detain the c.f.o. of chinese smartphone maker away at america's request. luxury fashion giant prada is accused of racism after selling figurines with lips while they victoria's secret model is accused of shaving off the working out outside a fast food chain our guests debate the issues raised. how can such a big brand nowadays when divesting such a big get it completely well when you let people determine what's offensive to the masses you're looking for. it is monday morning in moscow. up to eight am here news team hard at work rounding up this hour's top stories welcome to. the hunt for russian medal is not abating leaked messages sent by a b.b.c. correspondent suggest that the broadcasters news team is in search of any leads connecting moscow and the yellow vest movement in france and one of my messengers the correspondent said her editors were quote out for blood. well maybe some russian businesses capitalizing greatly on the protests maybe the

we start off with the canadian judge, who has granted huawei's finance chief bail.nzhou was arrested at the request of the united states and, in response, the company says "we have confidence that the canadian and us legal systems will reach a just conclusion in the next proceeding". over the last hour, president trump has weighed in, saying he would consider intervening in the case of huawei's cfo if it would serve national security and help with china trade deal. north america technology reporter dave lee has the details. we know that meng wanzhou will pay $10 million canadian in bail money, that's around seven million dollars. conditions of the bail are extensive, a round—the—clock surveillance, she will have to check in every day with a bail officer, she will also wear an electronic tag around the ankle. and, as well as the bail money she will have to put up, the the bail money she will have to put hejudge the bail money she will have to put up, the judge also the bail money she will have to put up, thejudge also demanded the bail money she will have to put up,

diplomats think it is it's a real problem unfolding for the canadians daniel lack therefore essential on tape thanks very much banger. still ahead on al-jazeera. the world has lost about half its coral reefs in the last thirty years where in kenya to find out why they are so crucial. to russia's president celebrates the twenty fifth anniversary of the country's post start of your constitution but many activists say there isn't much to celebrate. they have consistently chosen to uphold and maintain and defend the abusive atmosphere that they created gymnast who is sexually abused by family united states team dr larry nasa say reforms on happening fast enough. and again we're looking at yet more wet weather for the southern states of the u.s. if we look at the satellite picture we can see the area of clouds that galloping its way towards us still putting itself together and for some of us in texas and across into oklahoma it will be pretty wet on thursday that system will then work its way towards the southeast corner by friday almost exactly the same place we saw the last storm just a

nationals german canadian citizens marco coverage and michael's paiva a suspect it's often gaijin in activities that endangered the national security of the people's republic of china china has warned of the coming retaliation with beijing following grave consequences that come into if the wall way c.f.i. was not released but as count as big brother has rushed to its defense the i'm off of the tension of two canadian citizens is unacceptable they ought to be returned the united states has stood for that whether they're our citizens or citizens of other countries why does washington fit in the picture mang one show was arrested not because of something she did personally but because the u.s. thinks the company was trying to evade the american embargo against iran and her extradition to the us is on the menu mung and others are alleged to have put financial institutions at risk of criminal and civil liability in the united states by deceiving those institutions as to the nature and extent of while he's business in iran but it is the snag many major financial companies including america

canadian national. following. president. completely wrong when you let people determine what the fed says to the masses you're looking for censorship you're looking for the cycling appropriate to vittie . top stories here live from moscow where it's now monday december seventeenth and minus seventeen degrees. the hunt for russian medalist is not a baiting leaked messages sent by a b.b.c. correspondent suggest that the broadcasters news team is in search of a need leads connecting moscow and the gallo best movement in france and one of her messages the b.b.c. correspondent said that her editors were quote out for blood well maybe some russian business is capitalizing greatly on the protests maybe the protest is eating cutlass maybe the far right to really does that i'm looking for angles yes the editors to munson blunt the leaked messages were published by russia's ria novosti news agency last week a number of media outlets allege that russian ball so automated accounts were fueling outrage over the protests with sixteen hund

canadian nationals china. caught in the middle of washington and beijing. with a potentially bad in hip hop lyrics to the russian president reacting to a spate of closures. on the program. in such a big brand nowadays when. people determine what. you're looking for censorship you're looking for this thing. creativity. good monday morning worldwide news headlines on r.t. international for me rory sushi and the whole crew welcome to your story. the hunt for russian medlars is not abating leaked messages sent by a b.b.c. correspondent suggest that the broadcasters news team is in search of any leads connecting moscow and the yellow fest protest movement in fronts and one of our messages the correspondent said editors were quote out for blood. well maybe some russian businesses capitalizing greatly on the protests maybe the protesters eating cutlass a mass maybe the far right to ring leaders that i'm looking for angles yes the editors to man some blood over the last five weeks we've seen france and gulf by violence as people come out on to the streets to say th

. >>> another canadian citizen now missing in china. the u.s., beijing all digging in over the latest diplomatic tensions. >>> would you pay an extra tax to text? california could start charging more. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i hope not. i'm dave briggs. that is more than 1,000 texts per month for our teenager girls. 4:00 a.m. in the east. we start with the massive news from the capitol. a three-year prison sentence for michael cohen. another bombshell for an already shaken white house, prosecutors striking a non prosecution agreement with ami. the national enquirer parent company. >> in exchange, ami admits making $150,000 to silence karen mcdougal. >> i have spoken to allan about how to set the whole thing up with funding. yes. and it's all the stuff. >> news of the deal with ami came moments after cohen's sentencing for crimes which included arranging payments and lying to congress about the trump tower project in moscow during the campaign. cohen's false testimony was shared with the white hou

of a canadian. who has gone in touch with us. because he was being asked questions by chinese authorities. spader also uses his base in china to promote investment in north korea but china says he is now a security risk. corporate news now and the board of french carmaker renault says it is keeping karl's go on as c.e.o. after an internal review of his pay package conformed with french law dolan has been in detention in japan after his arrest last month on charges of financial misconduct and under reporting his pay as head of nissan japanese authorities say he underwood put his income by some forty four million dollars between twenty ten twenty fifty. and the european commission will not be allowed to raise nitrogen oxide limits for cars it had made a rule change to introduce higher emissions limits but an e.u. court ruled against it on thursday and in favor of france belgium and spain who had complained about the planned amendment it would have doubled emissions limits to one hundred sixty eight milligrams per kilometer decision

canadians got here because team canada was driven by the interests of the middle class. free and fair trade leads to more and better paying middle class jobs for more people. the benefits of trade must be broadly and fairly shared. that is what modernizing nafta achieves and that's why it was important to get this new agreement done right. as a result of the tariff-free access that nafta guaranteed for more than 70% of canada's total exports is secure. and that's essential for businesses, families, jobs, entrepreneurs, and hardworking people in every corner of our country. as i said, the task isn't done. there is more hard work ahead to build resilience, strong economies that support families everywhere in canada. as i discussed with president trump a few days ago, the recent plant closures by general motors, which affects thousands of canadian and american workers and their families, are a heavy blow. make no mistake, we will stand up for our workers and fight for their families and their communities. donald, it's all the more reason why we need to keep working to remov

my wife is truly deeply canadian, icelandic canadian which means you have the diplomacy of canadians overlaid with courtesy of the icelanders. she is a person paralyzed by her own good manners. she assumed that these cockroaches could be gently discouraged from pouring into our room because my favorite canadian joke is how do you get 25 canadians out of a pool, you say please get out of the pool. she thought similarly. she sent me off to a lumberyard and we bought a four by six piece of plywood we leaned up here, thinking the cockroaches would see it and say oh, we're not supposed to go in there anymore, oh, all right, thank you for the warning. didn't work that way. so faced with this sudden influx of the sordid and disturbing in our first new york home, we decided to do the obvious and logical thing to fix it which was to go out and buy me an expensive suit. well, follow the logic here. i had gotten a fellowship for $3,000 from the canadian university we went to which they thought was all the money in the world you would ever need to live in new york. and our whole ambition for lif

of a canadian. who got in touch with us. because he was being asked questions by chinese authorities. spader also uses his base in china to promote investment in north korea but china says he is now a security risk. italy's prime minister says that becomes a has been working hard to reach a compromise in the dispute with brussels over his country's ballooning budgets he met with european commission president jiang close close in what appears to be a step forward president a conflict between the e.u. and one of its member states. the tug of war between italy and the european commission has been going on for weeks. is now suggesting a budget of two point zero four percent of g.d.p. down from two point four percent just a bit higher than young what light rain will split them if it's not for me to foresee what the final reaction of the commission will be shortly our proposal was judged important and significant and the next hours we will continue to work i trust on a positive solution. will italy's prime minister bring an early

of a canadian. who got in touch with us. because he was being asked questions by chinese authorities. spader also uses his base in china to promote investment in north korea but china says he is now a security risk. this week the world adaptive surfing championship is taking place in california the event gives surfers with physical challenges the chance to display their talents in a world class competition this is edition features visually impaired female surfers for the first time come in lopez is representing spain. carmen lopez can only imagine what the sea looks like. but that hasn't stopped the twenty one year old spaniard from riding this surf. christmas if. i can free entry locks i don't have any concerns and it's just me and the wayne fellow. coach lucas garcia guides car men with whistled signals he's trained her to compete at the world adaptive surfing championship. they have no one that ever thought that blind people could surf and suddenly we find common who can she need some extra help in the water compared to o

. >>> just ahead, china detains a canadian businessman who boasts about his ties to kim jong-un after's trip to north korea. we're following this intensifying diplomatic dispute. just look at those two. happy. in love. and saving so much money on their car insurance by switching to geico... well, just look at this setting. do you have the ring? oh, helzberg diamonds. another beautiful setting. i'm not crying. i've just got a bit of sand in my eyes, that's all. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. moving? that's harder now because of psoriatic arthritis. but you're still moved by moments like this. don't let psoriatic arthritis take them away. taltz reduces joint pain and stiffness and helps stop the progression of joint damage. for people with moderate to severe psoriasis, 90% saw significant improvement. taltz even gives you a chance at completely clear skin. don't use if you're allergic to taltz. before starting, you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doc

amy: thank you for being with us, maya menezes, canadian climate activist and member of the canadianouth delegation here at the u.n. climate talks. senior manager of development at climate justice organization the leap. she is also a migrant rights organizer with no one is illegal. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the climateast from u.n. talks in poland, we turn now to look at a u.k. happen based movement taking extreme action to fight the climate crisis. it is called extinction rebellion. its members have been supergluing themselves to government buildings, shutting down roads, and taking to the streets to sound the alarm about the impending catastrophe of global warming. extinction rebellion marched here in katowice last saturday to protest u.n. climate talks. in november, extinction rebellion protesters shut down london bridges, blockaded the u.k. department for business and energy, and attempted to interrupt brexit negotiations. theercoconcerdbobout seriousness s of things. c centigrade.s well, that is well osiside the range. e

grant her an eye watering bail throw in a threat of extradition see china then arrest two canadians in retaliation and all that was potentially the biggest trade deal the world at the scene is being hammered out by two of the best and parties washington and beijing complicated isn't it well let's try and break it down starting with those two canadian nationals joining me tonight and citizens marco coverage and michael's paiva suspect it's often gaijin inuktitut is that in danger of the national security of the people's republic of china china how to warned of the coming retaliation with beijing grave consequences that come into if the wall way c.f.i. was not released but as count as big brother has rushed to its defense the off of the tension of two canadian citizens is unacceptable they ought to be returned. to stood for that whether there are citizens or citizens of other countries whether this washington fits in the picture men one show was arrested not because of something she did personally but because the u.s. thinks the company was trying to evade the american embargo against ir

side the canadian side arrested a chinese citizen not violating any american or canadian law the chinese side firmly opposes and strongly protests over such kind of actions which seriously harmed the human rights of the victim but ms manning isn't just a random chinese citizen maying is the c.f.o. and daughter of while way founder saying fate chua way is one of china's tech giants with revenues hovering over fifty billion dollars employing over one hundred eighty thousand people the chinese smartphone costs almost one third less than the cheapest american counterpart from apple take for example while weighs mate s e sixty four gig you can buy that for just over two hundred bucks and it's specs are comparable to i phones x r which will set you back a whopping seven hundred fifty bucks but the u.s. views qual way as a possible front for spying as well as a commercial competitor to the american tech industry now this comes at an odd time as washington and beijing have agreed to something of a cease fire from the tariff spat that came across the summer now the background that led to these ta

diplomats think it is it's a real problem unfolding for the canadians. still ahead on al-jazeera looking for a way out of lebanon palestinian refugees seek new routes to escape desperate conditions. mexico's new president moves to undo controversial education reforms but at what cost. they have consistently chosen to uphold and maintain and defend the abusive outness fear that they created gymnast who was sexually abused by former united states team dr larry nasa says reforms on toughening fast enough.

they have detained two canadians.ected to the senior chinese executive that i was detained in canada last week. virgin galactic has for the first time successfully launched a rocket, designed to hold passengers, into space. the aircraft climbed higher than 270—thousand feet and reached a top speed of almost three—times the speed of sound. beyond 100 days spoke to the foundr of the company sir richard branson, and he told them how much work had gone in to making this happen. it's something that everybody, we have eight hundred wonderful engineers that are working on it always wonderful test pilot. engineers that are working on it all these wonderful test pilot. putting their lives on the line to test this aircraft and it was just magnificent to see it go into space today and it's the first time i think that any spaceship has been into space from american soil since about 2011 and it is the first time that a commercial spaceship company has actually put people in the space. has actually put people in to space. so, a day

we're very worried about that the arrested canadians are michael. diplomatic used of breaking china's ngo law and michael speicher an entrepreneur with senior contacts in north korea reportedly including kim jong il and now china arrested them citing alleged activities harmful to national security that was right after the f. c.e.o. of chinese smartphone maker who way was detained in canada at america's request. picks up this story. pequot on the high flying chinese think that if arrest her income is an outrage her home nation claim it's for the request of the u.s. grant her an eye watering bail throw in a threat of extradition see china then arrest two canadians and retaliate and all that was potentially the biggest trade deal the world ever seen is being hammered out by two of the vested parties washington and beijing complicated isn't it well let's try and break it down starting with those two canadian nationals german citizens michael cove rick and michael spousal are expected of engaging in activities that endangered the national security of the

side the canadian side of the chinese citizen not violating any american or canadian law the chinese side firmly opposes and strongly protests such actions which seriously home to the human rights of the victim the arrest comes amidst what seems like a thaw in u.s. china relations following a meeting with korean president and g g at the g. twenty summit in argentina now are following his meeting with his chinese counterpart in one assad is trying to claim that a trade deal was in the works and that relations have taken a big leap forward but shortly afterwards he tweeted a copy yet saying that if an agreement wasn't reached it's important to remember that he is a man and that caused stocks to plummet and the white house's top economic advisor also added to the uncertainty in an interview with fox news. i think it's coming ok and a real troll is what give us some details. well it hasn't been signed and sealed and delivered yet but china so far has remained relatively quiet about the discussions its call most ministries simply released a statement on wednesday saying is promoting the w

the story tomorrow will be with a canadian judge decides on the evidence. the chinese do not see it that way. they have been on the phone with me and are very angry. "this is a human rights violation," the spokesperson said. she does not know what the charge is. a wonderful newspaper in china called "globalist times." attacking america all the time. the head of it is a friend of mine. he is territorial that this is an american plot to damage huawei because of huawei's growth. huawei is totally innocent and likeed the term that means hooligan behavior by the united states and canada. you can expect pressure on canada, too. you violated her human rights and let her go today. of the canadians will implement the rule of law in their agreements as well. host: what are they charging her with? guest: no one knows. one senator thought it was violation of the iran sanctions. was that thentator u.s. provided technology along the way. we used to say the national champion thing was good, why not? if they have technology mrs. men g may have signed an agreement "we will

some canadians have they think a lot in this low at a higher level this. one to keep because a society speed has to be a hot position that they need to be a and at the same time to. stick all the enemies that the chinese this time is under pressure because the united states and some countries to china could become strong they wanted. access to high technology and so on and certainly the chinese have been appealing to. mess with some. message of support outside of all this do you explain to us what sort of relations did canada and china have and has it all just gotten out of hand now since the arrest. i don't think so hence the thought yes that much will depend on what state the final american trait of shien's slow always ways out like you mentioned self defeating the mess which may contain the damages and then when these things go his calls and go to prison subsequently they may still be we these early for humanitarian reasons these us guesses do exist on. one to unite us they. have been done in some has indicated that he would see people . for american na

>> the canadian thanksgiving is celebrated on our columbus day weekend. canadians have the same culinary tradition. they often have turkey and all the fixings. i have talked to a lot of canadians. i have a lot of relatives in canada. they will not celebrate on the day itself. it might be saturday, sunday, monday. the holiday does not have the tradition, the history, the background, and the associations that we in america have. it is a day to give thanks for sure, but it is not intertwined with the canadian experience. that said, when i was thanksgivings around the time of the revolution, one thing i learned was that some fledists from new england to halifax and they took thanksgiving with them. they would celebrate in halifax. i have never been able to find a link between those halifax thanksgivings and the canadian thanksgivings today, but there might have been some connection there. a you may know there is theory that if general mcclellan had won the war for the union in that emancipation might not have come as early as it did for political reasons. but

the canadians arrest her. thank you. >>> big blue's got the blues with the closing bell ringing in about 45 minutes. ibm among the dow 30's biggest laggards. why? well, turns out analysts took a second look at the tech giant's $34 billion purchase in october of redhat and decided you paid too much. you overpaid. so bmo cutting ibm's price target by 19 bucks to $145. that's $119. good luck with that. we'll be right back. give isotoner gloves for christmas because they keep getting better. there's smartouch for selfies, then there's four way stretch for flexibility. they even have smartdri. see? stays dry. so get isotoner gloves for the whole family. comcast business built the nation's largest gig-speed network. then went beyond. beyond chasing down network problems. to knowing when and where there's an issue. beyond network complexity. to a zero-touch, one-box world. optimizing performance and budget. beyond having questions. to getting answers. "activecore, how's my network?" "all sites are green." all of whic

was reportedly arrested by canadian authorities on december first ms mangas also the daughter of wild ways founder and deputy chair of the company remarkably her arrest occurred the very night the presidents of china the united states reached their so-called agreement on a trade truce a spokes person for the canadian just apartment as confirm his u.s. counterparts are seeking extradition of ms missing to the united states meanwhile the chinese foreign ministry demanded ms meng's be released a ministry spokesperson told reporters quote the detention without giving any reason violates a person's human rights that's true but that's also rich coming from china later in the day reuters report of the charges in the case relate to suspected evasion of u.s. sanctions against iran the arrest was also regarded fears in the markets of escalating u.s. china tensions bush.