Is our system independent?

Re: The Meng conundrum, May 28

This article was subtitled “China refuses to believe that Canada’s legal system is independent of government.”

This assertion is largely true, but Canadian governments, of a certain stripe, occasionally must be reminded that they cannot interfere with our legal system to please powerful friends and supporters. Have we forgotten the Snc-lavalin affair already? H. K. Hocquard, King, Ont.