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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
actually Canada does it all the time, if they can they will arrange to have Canadians serve their sentences in oversees Canadian jails, what Canada doesn't have is bargaining clout like the US
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It is neither in their mandate nor in the power of Consulates to intervene. It's up to the Canadian citizen's own lawyer to advocate for serving their sentence in a Canadian jail, and it's entirely the sentencing government's choice if they want to allow it or not. Consular services will help with a list of recommended lawyers if requested and
may provide advocacy in circumstances where someone's human rights are being violated, even though they don't have a legal obligation to do so either. Unless it's a special case, Canadians should expect that if they break the law overseas they have to deal with the consequences of the legal system in the host country.