According to Radio-Canada, Chinese police officials entered a hotel room where members of the travelling equestrian show Cavalia were staying on July 14, 2017, and made a number of arrests and two Canadians remain in prison allegedly for using marijuana. The spokesperson for Cavalia, Eric Paquette said "This is a private matter. All I can tell you is that recently, Chinese representatives have contacted us to ask if we were willing to buy airplane tickets to quickly repatriate them in Canada, and of course we are. At this point, our hope is that the repatriation process unfolds rapidly."Global Affairs Canada said it is providing consular services to two citizens who were detained in Beijing.
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