Canada-China Relations committee  I'm not going to comment on the details of the cases. Those cases are still under investigation by the Chinese authorities, according to what we've been told.

Canada-China Relations committee  The timeline for trial and sentencing is very flexible, and there are many opportunities generically in the Chinese system for extensions and adjustments. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to speculate on timing in any specific case.

Canada-China Relations committee  Again, I'm sorry. These are all details of their personal situations. As I mentioned, I'm sure that the committee can appreciate that these are very difficult situations for Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor and their families. They have asked for privacy. Under the Privacy Act, we're

Canada-China Relations committee  The current travel advice, as I mentioned, is actually that Canadians should avoid non-essential travel to China because of the coronavirus and the measures taken to prevent its spread. Last January, we did update the advice to highlight the risks of arbitrary detention, and the

Canada-China Relations committee  The level of the advice was at “exercise a higher degree of caution” prior to that, and we have brought up the level of that particular risk to the top of the advisory to draw the attention of Canadians to it.

Canada-China Relations committee  Arbitrary detentions take place in different countries across the world, but in relation to the Government of China, the two cases of arbitrary detention that we have highlighted are the two cases of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and also the sentencing of Mr. Schellenberg t

Canada-China Relations committee  I'm sorry but, as I explained earlier, due to the Privacy Act, I'm not going to comment on the particular circumstances of the cases.

Canada-China Relations committee  Do you mean the consular agreement? It's available publicly on our website.

Canada-China Relations committee  We have always had a mission in Beijing. We have had a chargé d'affaires, an ambassador, a head of consular section—

Canada-China Relations committee  Do you mean in terms of the consular officer in particular?

Canada-China Relations committee  We have a consular team.

Canada-China Relations committee  At the time of their detention, it was our previous ambassador, Ambassador McCallum.

Canada-China Relations committee  Heads of mission are appointed by the Prime Minister and—

Canada-China Relations committee  I'd like to explain that the consular strategy we apply in cases is developed by the consular team in consultation with our colleagues. We develop those strategies and consult, then, across the government and—

Canada-China Relations committee  Our deputy head of mission is Mr. Jim Nickel.