Why Hong Kong Matters

Short-term pain is inevitable, but long-term gain is possible

China crossed the Rubicon this week; one country, two systems died. The civil liberties of Hong Kongers are gone. An increasingly confrontational posture is coming. Canada is, like the first Cold War, at the centre of the opening battle (read about the Gouzenko affair here), as Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was deemed eligible for extradition to the U.S…