Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Denis Coderre

Denis Coderre: Foreign affairs and even the prime minister himself should give a call to the government of Saudi Arabia and repatriate Mr. Badawi to Canada so the family can be together, Mayor Denis Coderre told reporters Monday, according to Metro News. The jailed blogger, whose wife and children live in Sherbrooke, Que., was sentenced to 10 years and 1,000 lashes for criticizing Saudi Arabia clerics on his website and Montreal mayor has called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to lobby Saudi officials to free jailed blogger Raif Badawi, whose fate remains uncertain. Coderre, flanked by Ensaf Haidar, Badawi wife, and other local elected officials, called on other Canadian municipalities to show their solidarity and express support for Badawi. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.