Dion as Leader
It's little wonder Stephane Dion can't get any leadership cred. When he does do something praiseworthy, nobody seems to take notice.
Calling it a gesture "in the name of justice and simple humanity," Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion wrote a letter on Thursday to the governor of Montana, seeking clemency for a Canadian citizen on death row there.
Dion raised the subject of Ronald Allen Smith in the House of Commons during Question Period on Thursday, saying Smith — convicted of two 1982 murders — should have his death sentence commuted because he is a Canadian citizen.
"Canadians are against the death penalty," Dion said in the House, challenging the Conservative party to intervene in Smith's case and uphold Canada's reputation on the world stage as a progressive nation.
Dion is doing what our Conservative government should be doing if they didn't want to bring the death penalty back in Canada.
Davis's remarks were in response to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's announcement this month that Canada would no longer seek clemency for Canadians sentenced to death in democratic countries where the individual will receive a fair trial.
Harper also said Canada would no longer co-sponsor a UN resolution opposing the use of the death penalty around the world.
So Dion is standing up for Canadians and for what most of us believe in. It's too bad not more people are paying attention.
