I checked, the nearest open Canadian embassy is Guatemala City.
Here’s the government website link of what their embassy will do [edited to make important correction; “can do”, not, “will do”] for its citizens, I doubt she needs any of these services as she’s being covered by the richest, most influential family in all of Belize.
Honestly, I think it would be pretty ballsy to ask Canadian taxpayers to pitch in to help with the limited services offered by their embassy when she already has the best lawyer in the country working for her.
Arrest and detention - Travel.gc.ca
If a Canadian citizen is arrested and detained abroad, Canadian officials abroad can:
- ask the appropriate authorities for immediate and regular access to you
- at your request, notify your family or friends of the situation and let them know how they can help
- help you communicate with a representative, family or friends if direct communication is not possible or the need is urgent
- contact your relatives or friends on your behalf to request funds
- recommend that you hire a lawyer and approach family, friends or a local legal aid society if you can’t afford to pay
- provide an up-to-date and accurate list of local lawyers and legal translation service providers
- provide you and your family with general information on the local legal and prison system and approximate times for court actions
- obtain information about the status of your case and encourage authorities to process it without undue delay
- advocate for your fair and equal treatment under local laws
- advocate to ensure that your health and well-being are protected, including basic nutrition, medical and dental care
- transmit concerns through official channels about any treatment that could affect your health and well-being to local officials and prison representatives
- arrange for the purchase, at your expense, and if permitted, of necessary food supplements, essential clothing and other basic items not available through the prison system
- deliver letters and permitted reading material if normal postal services are unavailable
- undertake clemency intervention if you are charged or convicted of a crime punishable by death
- inform you of transfer of offender options – either by treaty or by administrative arrangement with the country where you are imprisoned – that may allow you to serve your sentence in a Canadian prison and provide you with the documents to apply for a transfer if you are eligible
Canadian officials abroad cannot:
- get you out of jail
- post bail, pay lawyers’ fees, or pay fines
- try to obtain preferential treatment for you or exempt you from the due process of local law
- provide legal advice, interpret local laws and interfere in legal matters, criminal defence cases or judicial affairs in another country
- recommend lawyers or guarantee their reliability or competence in the matter at hand
- become involved in matters between you and your lawyer
- investigate a crime or death or intervene in a local police investigation
- forward or deliver parcels entering or leaving the country, or clear them through customs
- bypass prison rules on what can and cannot be brought into or taken out of the detention facility
- make travel or accommodation arrangements for your family or friends
The Government of Canada cannot intervene in ongoing legal proceedings in other countries or regions unless it is requested to do so by local authorities. These requests are rare. The procedures required in legal proceedings or police investigations may be different from the procedures in the Canadian legal system. If you are involved in these proceedings, you may face long delays in the effort to resolve your case.
If your international human rights are known to have been violated, the Government of Canada may take steps to pressure the foreign authorities to abide by their international human rights obligations and provide basic minimum standards of protection.
