Mr. Speaker, when people visit Canada we expect them to follow our laws. If they do not they are punished according to the Criminal Code of Canada. The same goes for Canadians visiting or living in foreign countries. Citizenship does not count when they have committed crimes and the law of the land prevails.
In the case of Stanley Faulder, he knew the penalty for murder in the state of Texas was death. We was tried, convicted and sentenced. Unfortunately we no longer execute cold blooded killers in Canada, but in Texas it is the law and it must be respected.
Access to information documents reveal that the Department of Foreign Affairs has wasted roughly 50,000 taxpayer dollars trying to save the life of this murderer. This does not include money spent by the justice department or the recent MP clemency tour.
I do not believe our justice system is such a shining example that we should be telling the Americans what is wrong with theirs. The fact is a 75 year old Texas woman was killed by a Canadian, and in Texas the penalty is death. End of story.