China has issues with the rule of law, and human rights. But does anyone really care? The extradition treaty with China is unlikely to impact everyday Canadians. The only people that should be worried are Chinese citizens living in Canada.  So why do normal Canadians, those born here care?

I agree that some Chinese living in Canada might be innocent, but you have to assume that some accused of corruption or fraud are ACTUAL criminals. They defraud people in China, escape to Canada, and then defraud actual Canadians. The victims of extradition aren't even Canadian...

Obviously the chance of a Chinese criminal committing the same crime in Canada is small. But an extradition treaty does NOTHING that would hurt real Canadians. Yet, it prevents Canada from becoming a haven for Chinese criminals that might commit the same crimes against Canadians... if Canada gets more favorable trade terms with China out of this, its a Win-win IMO. Sucks for Chinese immigrants. But great for Canada.