NewsAlert: John McCallum resigns as Canada’s ambassador to China at PM’s request
OTTAWA — John McCallum has resigned as ambassador to China at the request of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Trudeau says he asked McCallum to step down on Friday night.
The prime minister did not immediately issue an explanation, but the move comes after the former ambassador was quoted in StarMetro Vancouver on Friday as saying it would be “great for Canada” if the United States drops an extradition request against a Huawei executive detained in Canada.