Commentary On Aug. 10, Canadian Robert Schellenberg lost an appeal against a death sentence, pronounced in a northeastern Chinese court. In China, “justice” is normally swift in these matters. Except the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) guillotine will, at least for the moment, likely be stayed by the high-profile politics of the case, which are by design. Beijing is attempting to use Schellenberg’s life as collateral to stop the extradition of Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou. Actually killing Schellenberg would have the opposite effect. News of the latest death sentence against Schellenberg shocked Canadian public opinion. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau rightly said that Canada condemns the decision. Then came the Aug. 11 pronouncement of an 11-year prison sentence against another Meng hostage, Canadian businessman Michael Spavor. Garneau’s statement read, “We have repeatedly expressed to China our firm opposition to this cruel and inhumane punishment and will continue to engage with Chinese …