Monday August 9, 2004
Why did Deputy Leader of Conservatives Write Letter Supporting Robinson in Theft Trial?
Svend Robinson's Sentence a Miscarriage of Justice
VANCOUVER, August 9, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The judicial farce which resulted in homosexual activist former MP Svend Robinson being let-off without even a criminal record for his admitted theft of a ring valued at $64,000, has raised the ire of grass roots Canadians concerned about equality before the law. Another aspect of the case that has at least grass-roots Conservatives irritated is the fact that the deputy leader of the Conservative Party, Peter MacKay, lent his support to Robinson by way of a letter to the court requesting that the judge go easy on him.
MacKay, acting as part of the House of Commons Justice Committee, voted in favour of sending homosexual activist MP Svend Robinson's private members Bill C-250 back to the House of Commons without voting on a Canadian Alliance motion that sought to address concerns over its effect on freedom of expression and religion. A message of request for a copy of MacKay's letter to the court was not returned to LifeSiteNews.com by press time.
Robinson, who has a previous criminal record, was not even given the kid-glove treatment suggested by special prosecutor Len Doust. Doust requested that Robinson be handed a conviction, be fined and put on probation for his crime. Instead, British Columbia Provincial Court Judge Ron Fratkin gave him a conditional sentence, meaning no criminal record, plus 100 hours of community service.
According to court testimony, Robinson signed in to the auction house and gave his license to an officer at a security desk. He asked to view three rings. "He put two back and surreptitiously put one in his jacket pocket," Doust said. "He was very calm and very cool. He knew exactly what he was doing. Then he gets rid of it, he hides the ring in his car and locks it." Doust charged that Robinson frantically tried to come up with a plan to return the ring without being identified. Robinson told police he was trying to locate a place where he could return the ring anonymously. Robinson increasingly became aware that police were on to him, he had been caught on tape, and consequences would be harsh. "If he had truly wanted to turn himself in and take responsibility, he could have done it right away and simply gone to the police station," Doust said. "He chose to turn himself in just before the RCMP caught up with him."
Robinson's lawyer, Clayton Ruby, also notorious abortionist Henry Morgentaler's lawyer, said the judgement "reflects no different treatment than that which we accord to any Canadian."
See National Post's George Jonas
Svend Robinson did us all a favour
http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/columnists/story.html?id=895808b0-8020-4e21-ac42-63a9b1624b5e
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