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Were the two Michaels actually spies?

It’s tough to say for sure, but Kovrig and Spavor’s profiles are quite a bit spooky

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Jeremy Appel
Oct 01, 2021
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Michaels Kovrig and Spavor. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Canadian media was unanimous in expressing its jubilation last week with the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, our “Two Michaels”, from Chinese imprisonment.

The People’s Republic was roundly denounced for carrying out “hostage diplomacy” because the arrests of Kovrig and Spavor occurred mere…

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