OTTAWA–The Canadian woman imprisoned in Mexico and caught in a legal nightmare, got a visit yesterday from former prime minister Paul Martin, who has decided to use his international statesman's status to try to win her release.
And now Brenda Martin, her family and supporters are asking anew why the current Conservative government hasn't gone to the same lengths as Paul Martin and other Liberals who have thrown themselves into this cause.
The outcry has been growing daily about whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has done enough to help the Canadian citizen, who was recently put on a suicide watch because of her deepening despair at her plight.
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