Almost Canadian

So how are "we" to achieve that?

bats

What do you think of the $10.5 million pad it Maher Arar in 2007?

According to Wikipedia he was going to be finished off but Delta Force members said not to.

Almost Canadian

Straight from the horse's mouth: Supreme Court's 2010 Khadr ruling

It appears that the Canadians should not have released the information they obtained to the US authorities. I was surprised that the Supreme Court did not order his repatriation to Canada.

macadian

Not a lot!

bats

so " these days" started way back then?

macadian

I've long believed that Canada is liberal/Politically Correct to the point of absurdity. This decision simply reinforces that belief.

DaveLovesDee

That's now something 'we' as individuals have any influence on. But 'we' as in governments and the media are responsible for much of the actions and attitudes of the public in both camps.

How much do you think a Canadian national falsely taken from an airport and flown to a prison where he was beaten and tortured for a year should get?

How would you feel if it was you?

DaveLovesDee

Highway 401 goes past Toronto-Pearson.

No-one's forcing you to stay here...........

magnumpi

Seriously DLD, this is a serious question. If I was a Bin Laden terrorist who was making IED's and chucking grenadines around I think maybe I would be in the shit if caught !!! WTF are You thinking about pal!!!

DaveLovesDee

I was giving a serious answer.

If you were a competent adult and chose to be terrorist, you'd deserve everything you got.

If you'd been indoctrinated as a child to believe terrorism or murder is normal, is that your fault?

If someone murders another (whether it's terrorism or not), a court is the correct place to try the suspect/defendent. Not a secret camp where you're subject to all kinds of crap until you tell your interrogators what they want to hear.

If you think Guantanamo is a good thing, try a whole year+ of SERE school.

magnumpi

If it was me, at 15, I would exspect the worse if caught. At 15, the same age I signed up for the RAF by the way. I wasn't classed as a UK child soldier just a teenager who knew what I wanted to be and went into that part of my life eyes open.

Almost Canadian

That is not an answer. I would like to know how "the west" is supposed to convince thugs that are happy to smash to pieces anything they don't agree with that their actions are unreasonable, individuals, or governments.

macadian

Correct. Come elections I cast my vote. " You can't always get what you want but you find sometimes you get what you need" (plagerised lyrics from one of my favourite Rolling Stones Tracks)..such is democracy. Strongly disagree with this decision..but it is what it is. Just another of life's little disappointments but not unexpected. I can live with it...disgusting in the extreme as it is... I'll bet Khadr (is) can too, as he thumbs his nose at Canadian tax payers and laughs all the way to the bank , thinking "thanks suckers". I can only guess what U.S Service men's family's are thinking, not to mention our own Canadian Afganistan vets. Well at least the rest of the world can have a good laugh at the absurdity of this decision.
Whether he actually sees any of the $10.5 million is irelevent, the fact he has been paid it at all, is what matters.

Paul_Shepherd

Well i was watching the news this evening I watched an interview with Damien Warner - a CANADIAN citizen who is such a shy, humble, decent human being who wants to represent his country as an an outstanding athelete in the Decathalon.

Then there is this other "Canadian" citizen... Omar Khadr

I try not to get involved with political matters...but this......its disgusting, its the only word for it.

I keep hearing statements like "he is the most divisive figure in Canada at the moment" This statement really confuses me....i don't see an argument???

The fact that hes back in Canada is more than enough compensation. I don't understand the $10.5m pay out? The government have tried to make it look like its a cut the financial losses thing....but sorry....this is so morally wrong! Disgraceful.

I'm obviously missing something. What a joke of a society we live in today.

Stinkypup

What a ridiculous thing to say, does it make it better with a vaguely humerous emoji? No.. He lives here so I feel can quite freely comment as he did. He pays taxes in Canada whereas you clearly don't.