Justice for Brenda Martin

My sympathy goes out to the people who count Brenda Martin as a loved one, and much respect to them for the efforts they have made to secure her freedom.

However, rather than just hope for her to be set free, instead, I hope for justice to be done. The Prime Minister is in the unenviable position of having to appear as though he is protecting one of our citizens, while at the same time, he needs to respect the sovereignty of Mexico, and the integrity of its court system.

Rather than lobby Calderone to set Brenda Martin free, he should ask for a fair trial to be conducted in a tmely manner. If the Mexican government does not have enough evidence to secure a conviction in a fair trial, then they should immediately release her. If there is evidence, then the sooner it is presented the better, preferably before there is a diplomatic incident.

Brenda Martin claims to be nothing more than the cook for the biggest internet scam in history -  a cook who also invested in the company.  The Mexican authorities disagree with her claim that she didn’t have a part in the fraudulent activity, and point out the trial could have been conducted sooner, had Brenda Martin’s lawyer chosen to go to trial.

Both sides should agree to go to trial, and the Canadian government should issue a stern warning that if it is not a fair trial, they will expect Brenda Martin to be returned to Canadian soil immediately. 

Justice should be done, and I for one, would be interested to know if Brenda Martin really invested in and worked for a ”company” without knowing anything about the nature of the business it conducted.