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总理杜鲁多周六宣布，他已要求麦家廉（John McCallum）辞去加拿大驻华大使职务，并已接受其辞职，即时生效。之前，麦家廉就华为CFO孟晚舟案再次发表了评论。麦家廉原订今天启程离加，返回北京任所。
总理办公室周六发表声明，杜鲁多说：“昨晚，我要求麦家廉辞职，并接受了他辞去加拿大驻华大使一职。”他补充说：“在近二十年里，麦家廉为加拿大人提供了出色和光荣的服务。”
杜鲁多说，加拿大驻华大使馆公使倪杰民（Jim Nickel）将担任代理大使会代表处理加拿大在华事务。杜鲁多的申明中未说明这是否为永久任命。
总理办公室发表声明全文如下：
“The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the resignation of Canada’s Ambassador to China, the Honourable John McCallum:
“Last night I asked for and accepted John McCallum’s resignation as Canada’s Ambassador to China.
“For almost two decades, John McCallum has served Canadians honourably and with distinction. He held many positions in Cabinet over the years, including Minister of National Defence, Minister of Veterans Affairs and, most recently, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. His work as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in bringing in over 39,500 Syrian refugees remains an inspiration to Canadians and an example to the world. I thank him and his family for his service over the past many years.
“Effective immediately and in keeping with standard practice, Jim Nickel, the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada in Beijing, will represent Canada in China as Chargé d’affaires.””
联邦保守党党魁希尔就撤换驻华大使一事作出回应, 他指事件不应发展至这地步, 认为驻华大使麦家廉当初发表言论干预孟晚舟案件, 总理杜鲁多应立即开除他, 避免国家形象进一步受损。?
根据媒体StarMetro Vancouver的报道，周五，前大使麦家廉就孟晚舟案再次发表评论。他说，如果美国能放弃提出引渡孟晚舟的要求，“对加拿大来说就太好了”。
在此之前，本周早间，他在多伦多对一组说中文的记者谈论孟晚舟案时，列出了他认为可以帮助孟晚舟不被美国引渡的若干个理由。他随后表示，他“说错了”。
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