Thank you for the question.
Vladimir has clearly articulated the need to constantly bring up these cases. I think the same happened in the case of the two Michaels. Their freedom was thanks to the fact that there were members of Parliament who regularly made statements on their behalf. Opinion pieces and articles appeared regularly, so their cases weren't forgotten.
There's another important aspect to all of this. That sort of attention puts pressure on the government as well. It doesn't allow the government to simply ignore these cases. It puts pressure on them so that they keep bringing these cases up and so that they do negotiate for their eventual release. That's exactly what happened with the two Michaels.
I would also add that MP Bezan and many others, such as now-retired MP McKay, regularly brought up Vladimir's case in statements and in various motions. I think that at least two or three motions were passed during his incarceration. These are important in terms of maintaining the public eye and media attention on these cases. This is very important in terms of the process of having them freed and, ultimately, defending their rights.