Another requirement to be met is “double criminality,” which means the court must find that the crime for which Ms. Meng is sought also amounts to a crime in Canada in order for extradition to be completed. Under our Special Economic Measures Act, it is an offence to have economic dealings with foreign states against which the government has issued sanctions, and Iran is one of the listed states.
While this may be a parallel to the relevant U.S. laws, one important difference is that
Canada’s law is not applied against foreign nationals who act outside Canada , whereas it appears the U.S. is pursuing Ms. Meng for conduct that did not touch American territory.