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Leo Adler was interviewed by the Washington Post to comment on the ongoing extradition process of Huawei's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou. 

Mr. Adler was asked by CNBC in the United States for his expert opinion concerning the legal extradition proceedings of Huawai CFO Meng Wangzhou. 

If you are facing a misconduct allegation as a teacher, your reputation, future employability and livelihood may be on the line. Cases of misconduct aren’t handled exactly like regular civil cases. One of the main differences is that the cases are usually heard in front of the accountable governing body. For teachers in Ontario, that body is known as the Ontario College of Teachers.

If an allegation contains a criminal element, like fraud or assault, then the accused may also face criminal charges outside of the college of teachers. But the general procedure to handle matters internally – meaning outside of the courts – is through a disciplinary hearing by the college of teachers.

The recent detention of Meng Wanzhou - CFO of China's Huawei Technologies‎ - has unleashed a political storm centred around the issue of extradition.

Superficially, the arrest was mundane‎ and ordinary.

Understandably, due to the proximity of Canada and the US, and the strong intertwining and easy access of its citizens, these two nations also have a very active extradition relationship. Thus, when requests for extradition are made, they are usually agreed-to without much questioning. Therefore, on the surface, despite the notoriety and stature of Ms. Meng, the request was one that Canada was almost certain to accede to.