Mr. Speaker, the Minister of National Defence said this about the death penalty, “I believe personally the option should be there”.
Now we learn that Canada will not protest the use of the death penalty on Canadian citizens by foreign governments, this despite the fact that even democratic countries like Canada have had wrongful convictions, notably the Marshall, Milgaard, Morin and Truscott cases.
Is the former foreign affairs minister responsible for imposing his personal view when it comes to the execution of Canadians by foreign governments?