A Conservative senator has questioned Global Affairs about why China has the same risk level rating as Belgium and the UK when it comes to providing travel advice to Canadians.
“There are four risk levels,” said Sen. Michael MacDonald, pointing to the categories of travel advisories issued by the department on its website. “China is included with Belgium and the United Kingdom at level two.”
As first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, MacDonald had directed his question to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly when she and her deputy ministers appeared before the Senate foreign affairs committee on June 8.
“We’ve seen the conduct of China in regard to the two Michaels, why would China have a level two [risk factor]?” the senator asked, referencing how Beijing arbitrarily detained two Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig back in 2018 for nearly three years….