Brenda Martin's Mother calls out PM Harper

[Michael Bluth]

What kind of twisted parole board is this?

One that does its job.

Parole board's don't question the accuracy of Canadian judgments. What gives them the right to judge the accuracy of other country's legal systems?

Unless a Mexican law degree is a requirement to serve on the Canadian parole board....

[Topaz]

Brenda was chef to Alyn Richard Waage and was fired in 2001 from her job with severance pay to which she invested the money into Waage's "legitmate" investment company. A month later she was arrested for fraud and then in 2006, she was picked up by Mexican police for being involved in the scheme. They took her from her home by telling her she had to give a verbal declaration to a judge and then she would be free to go home but she wasn't and ended up in jail for 2 years. Brenda says she innocnet her former boss says the same.

[Leafless]

One that does its job.

Parole board's don't question the accuracy of Canadian judgments. What gives them the right to judge the accuracy of other country's legal systems?

Unless a Mexican law degree is a requirement to serve on the Canadian parole board....

Then why is a Canadian parole board applying Canadian law relating to her parole on Mexican jail sentence.

Do they not have the common sense that now that she is in Canada, the least they can do is honour the Mexican jail sentence and force her to serve her full jail term here in Canada.

What kind of arrogance are Canadian officials demonstrating towards another countries laws by allowing early release.

[Michael Bluth]

Do they not have the common sense that now that she is in Canada, the least they can do is honour the Mexican jail sentence and force her to serve her full jail term here in Canada.

What kind of arrogance are Canadian officials demonstrating towards another countries laws by allowing early release.

Parole administration is a separate function from determining guilt.

The Mexicans agreed to cede that right to Canadian authorities when they turned Martin over and agreed to allow her to serve her term in Canada, under Canadian rules.

Edited May 3, 2008 by Michael Bluth

[Leafless]

Parole administration is a separate function from determining guilt.

Not in Canada.

The Mexicans agreed to cede that right to Canadian authorities when they turned Martin over and agreed to allow her to serve her term in Canada, under Canadian rules.

You are an OUTRIGHT LIAR and not citing proof, proves this.

The Mexicans DID NOT cede the right to Canadian authorities when they turned Martin over and allow her to serve her term in Canada.

Even Stockwell Day did not know how long Martin would have to serve.

But an e-mail response from Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day’s office to Law Times reporter Tim Naumetz left open the possibility Martin might have to stay in prison for as many as 20 months before being eligible for full parole.

The parole board pulled the strings for Martin and shows how corrupt the Canadian system of law is, when the parole board can unilaterally decide the fate of a criminal in a case like Martin's.

News stories in the wake of her conviction indicated that while she will be eligible for parole, it was still uncertain as late as last Thursday how much more time Martin will serve here. One news story quoted a source saying she may end up serving only a few weeks before she’s released, after converting the sentence to a Canadian equivalent, and factoring in pretrial custody.

Like I said I doubt if Mexican authorities will ever again be making this kind of a deal for any two bit Canadian ever again.

http://www.lawtimesnews.com/index.php?opti...iew&id=3652

[HisSelf]

A Canadian who travels to any foreign country, including the US, surrenders all rights. In some countries (like Mexico) this puts you on the same plane as the locals. In other countries, like the US, it means that you can be sacrificed if a US citizen can find a way to shovel the blame in your direction.

The Canadian government will do DICK ALL to help you unless you have somebody at home to SCREAM BLOODY MURDER (e.g. Maher Arar, Bill Sampson, Brenda Martin).

Do not ever think that the Canadian government is on your side. Once you get into trouble abroad, deservedly or not, you are a pawn in a game you cannot possibly hope to understand from your miserable little prison cell. This is not bitter conjecture. It's just realpolitik.

[jbg]

A Canadian who travels to any foreign country, including the US, surrenders all rights. In some countries (like Mexico) this puts you on the same plane as the locals. In other countries, like the US, it means that you can be sacrificed if a US citizen can find a way to shovel the blame in your direction.

The Canadian government will do DICK ALL to help you unless you have somebody at home to SCREAM BLOODY MURDER (e.g. Maher Arar, Bill Sampson, Brenda Martin).

Do not ever think that the Canadian government is on your side. Once you get into trouble abroad, deservedly or not, you are a pawn in a game you cannot possibly hope to understand from your miserable little prison cell. This is not bitter conjecture. It's just realpolitik.

If you commit a crime in another country or edge "close to the line" there are consequences. It is elementary, even if you go for a jog,that you bring a copy of your passport. When I was stopped for speeding in Ontario in 1976, I paid the ticket when I got back to college. People on my dorm floor were incredulous. I emphasized my strong feelings on obeying the law in another country.

Many, including, I suspect, Brenda Martin, view a trip to a foreign country as giving impunity. Nothing could be further from the truth.

[Keepitsimple]

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Edited May 6, 2008 by Keepitsimple