While I am sorry for his family's loss we should keep in perspective the fact that many thought he was a communist mouthpieces as per this GM article https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/chinese-communist-mouthpiece-the-peoples-daily-finds-an-outlet-in-canada/article31396875/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&

Mr Chan famously defended China's civil rights record which is unbelievable in most peoples eyes.

I would take Trudeau's condolences with a grain of salt because he is playing it up for the communist Chinese government.