| Judge orders gov't to seek leniency in US |
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| Saturday, 07 March 2009 10:06 | |||
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TORONTO - A Canadian judge ordered the government to restart efforts to get clemency for a Canadian on death row in Montana. The Canadian, Ronald Smith was convicted in 1983 of killing two Native Americans and has been battling execution for years. The former administration was seeking leniency for Smith, but the current administration stopped their efforts after coming to power in 2006 elections, asserting that the government is not obligated to automatically seek clemency for Canadians on death row in democratic countries. Federal Court Justice Robert Barnes called the move unfair and ordered that the government continues “to apply the former policy of supporting clemency on behalf of Canadians facing the death penalty in any foreign state to Mr. Smith.” Canada abolished the death penalty in 30 some years ago in 1976.
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