Ottawa should realize right decision is to release Meng

The political life of John McCallum, who was the Canadian ambassador to China, took a dramatic turn on Friday after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau forced him to resign for his comments regarding Canada's detention of Huawei's chief financial officer, who is being held by Canada at the request of the United States.

Everybody knows that the US is seeking the extradition of Meng Wanzhou as part of its pressure tactics against the Chinese tech company and China. McCallum was merely stating the truth when he observed that Meng has a strong case against extradition, which he rightly said was politically motivated.

The Canadian government may feel obliged to dance to the tune of the US, and that, in this instance, the bilateral extradition treaty between the two countries gives it an excuse to do so. But it should not let its commitment to Washington confuse right and wrong and even becloud its judgment about what is fair and just.