Write a brief history about what capital punishment is and its history in Canada. Referencing the short story “Two Fishermen” discuss how if the story was based in Canada when it might have taken place based on your knowledge of capital punishment.

Capital punishment is a penalty that is authorized to one whose action are to the extreme. There was over 1,400 people that were sentenced to death row in Canada, and 710 were excuted.  Capital punishment had first taken place in Canada in 1865 and then was later removed from the Canadian Criminal Code in 1976. In the short story “Two Fisherman” I think that this excution would have taken place around 1865-1962 in Canada because this was when crimes of murder, treason and rape carried the death penalty.

Also, discuss your opinion on whether Thomas Delaney should have been killed for his actions in defending his wife. Come up with an argument and three reasons why or why not he should have been killed.

I think that Thomas Delaney should not have been killed for his actions, but I do think that he should have faced prison time. One reason why Thomas Delaney should not have faced capital punishment is because the man that he murder rapped his wife, and he was only protecting her. Another reason is that he commited the crime out of frusteration. Lastly, yes Thomas did kill someone and should face prison time, but the man that he murder was not a good man to begin with, and he had to put a stop to it. Today if Thomas Delaney was going to commit this crime in Canada, he would definitly face prison time, but he would not face capital punishment.