of the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou. She has "sponsored a petition in the House of Commons that calls for Meng’s immediate release; urged the government to “protect Canadian jobs” by allowing Huawei to participate in the roll-out of 5G in Canada; and encouraged a foreign policy review to develop an “independent” foreign policy on China." In November 2020, she organized a “Free Meng” event with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, the Canadian Peace Congress and the Hamilton Coalition to Stop War. She is against the United States embargo against Cuba, and sponsored a petition in the House of Commons calling for the lifting of the embargo. Personal life Ashton can read, write and speak four languages: English, French, Greek and Spanish. She has also taken lessons in Cree, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian and Mandarin. Ashton married Ryan Barker in 2011. They separated in 2015 and divorced in 2017. In May 2017, Ashton announced that she was pregnant. She gave birth to twin boys in November 2017. She has stated that "Like millions of Canadian women I will carry on my work", and continued with her leadership campaign. Electoral record References External links 1982 births Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians Canadian democratic socialists Canadian educators Canadian feminists Canadian people of English descent Canadian people of Greek descent Carleton University alumni Canadian LGBT rights activists Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba New Democratic Party MPs People from Thompson, Manitoba University of Manitoba alumni People educated at a United World College Women in Manitoba politics Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Canadian socialists