Documents from a halted prosecution detail how a Canadian man accused of trying to spy for China was “willing to be of paramount service” to the Chinese authorities. The criminal proceedings against naval engineer Qing Quentin Huang for allegedly attempting to spy for China were halted by Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Dambrot on Dec. 15, 2021, ruling that Huang’s constitutional “right to be tried within a reasonable time guaranteed” has been breached. Huang, who worked for Lloyd’s Register Canada, was arrested in Burlington, Ontario, by the RCMP in November 2013 for allegedly trying to offer classified Canadian shipbuilding information to the Chinese embassy in Ottawa. Lloyd’s specializes in engineering and technology for the maritime industry. Huang was charged under the Security of Information Act with attempting to communicate secrets to a foreign power. Police said the information related to elements of the federal shipbuilding strategy, which includes patrol ships, …