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Canadian Government takes Omar Khadr Fight to Supreme Court
The Canadian Gouvernment has had a few set-backs in regards to Omar Khadr. Khadr was captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan when he was 15. He is accused of having killed an American soldier and is currently awaiting trial by Military Tribunal. The Gouvernment was ordered by the Federal Court to make efforts to have Khadr returned to Canada. The Gouvernment appealed and lost. It will now take its fight to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Justice Department has filed a motion of stay pending this appeal to the Supreme Court. It will provide no other comments.
A short history on Omar Khadr is contained here
It is not known how the US Administration would stand on a request to release Omar Khadr to Canada. Some would consider Omar Khadr a child soldier at the time of his capture.
The federal government will go to the Supreme Court in a bid to overturn court rulings that would require Ottawa to press for the return of Canadian Omar Khadr from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, CBC News has learned.
The government has decided to fight a Federal Court of Appeal decision made earlier this month that upheld a lower court ruling, unnamed sources told CBC parliamentary reporter Julie Van Dusen.
The Justice Department has filed a motion for stay pending appeal, Van Dusen said. As the matter is now before the court, the department said it will provide no further comment, Van Dusen said.
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at 20:04 on August 24th, 2009
I am sure the federal government can keep this charade going for years and prevent Khadr from ever setting foot in Canada, as it should be!
If Khadr ever does get to Canada, there will be a clusterf*ck welcome by his compadres with banners and celebrations that will make the Libyan Terrorist welcoming last week with Gadafi seem like a mild golf clap!
at 20:05 on August 24th, 2009
Funny no comments but mine are on here, Mmmm
at 20:09 on August 24th, 2009
We don.t even know how the US Administration would react to a demand to release him to Canada. I think Obama has no choice but to try him now.
at 21:46 on August 24th, 2009
I told many Now Public readers who had pity on Khadr, look at Khadrs dad, mom and sibling, terrorists all. I also informed them that anyone who fights without a uniform, insignia or troop colours, does not abide with the Geneva Convention, as well has no system of legitimate or legal government deserves no quarter from Canada, USA, or any legitimate armed forces and their country, as for Chretiens Liberal Government for acting on the elder Khadrs behalf in securing his release from a Pakistani prison and brought the Elder Khadr back to Canada, after he bombed an embassy in Pakistan, and once in Canada the Elder Khadr went right back to his BUM buddy Bin Laden and brought his sons as well to begin Terrorist activities all over again, leave me to believe our illustrious former LIBERAL Prime Minister Chretiens administration, the Rat Bastard should be in Gitmo, with Khadr, Bar None!
Below are links to my research and stories I have published on Now Public over the years on Khadr, read em people and tell me after reading them you still think Khadr should be on Canadian soil?
http://barryartiste.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/on-nov-4-obama-mccain-who-will-take-the-political-move-to-release-canadian-terrorist-omar-khadr/
at 08:44 on August 25th, 2009
There are strong opinions on both sides of this issue. As far as someone's parents being odious, in Canada we haven't condemned their children for it. Joseph Stalin's daughter was welcomed to the US. I think one thing we can agree on is the age of Omar Khadr when the US military captured him. By the agreements signed by both the US and Canada he meets the criteria for being a child soldier. The idea that the kid should have had a uniform on to be protected by Geneva conventions is a red herring. If Vancouver were invaded by a hostile force, and you felt compelled to defend yourself and your family would you apply to the federal government for a uniform? Guantanamo Bay prison camp was established in Cuba to circumvent the rule of law that we in Canada and the US subscribe to. The law is there for people we don't like very much as well as for people that we do. If we abandon the rule of law then the terrorists have already won.
at 09:14 on August 25th, 2009
If Khadr is a canadian citizen,what was he doing in a firefight in Kost, Afghanistan.That certainly isn't him defending his home...He should be given an atlas ,maybe then he would know the difference!
at 09:09 on August 25th, 2009
Mr. Artiste, you undoubtedly have the silent majority behind you .Your stand on this CHILD terrorist will not be seen by many people or carried on the national news media.The liberal media portray this thug as some sort of child soldier (which he isn't) an innocent dupe of society (gimme a break) just a poor lil' boy who only wants to return to Canada(his home and native land). His Canadian lawyers have publicly stated "this boy is NO terrorist!". I challenge Edney's statement to that effect.He is the Canadian poster child for Al-Queda and his whole family should be deported but WHO would want them? Let's recall the family tree.Father an Al-queda money man (he got killed before he could be tried) A son paralyzed in the same gunfight that blew away the old man (now feeding off our FREE health care system),another son awaiting extradition to the States(terror charges) a sister who had Bin-Laden as a wedding guest and Mother Khadr who is on welfare ,feeding off the public teat.. Khadr has had too much air time in the public media..His 15 minutes of fame (you know the videos of him assembling IEDs,planting them roadside,swearing JIHAD against the west-does that include Canada?) have long past.The Americans have the little turd and they can f***ing well keep the thug.... If the Americans can get off their duffs and put the CHILD TERRORIST on trial,all of this debate would be rendered moot.Khadr will finally get his day in court, much to the dismay of all his lawyers.They thought Obama would free him,then a Coalition government would free Khadr,then a publicity stunt (the DENNIS EDNEY plan),now our activist ,interfering judiciary(I don't recall voting for a judge in the last election) is trying to re-patriate the TERRORIST PUKE.... Khadr is right where he justly belongs,facing an American Military court,for crimes that he committed against our Allies in a foreign country.I applaud the stand taken by our government and want them to continue on their chosen and righteous path!
at 17:10 on August 25th, 2009
Thanks FLipper, a silent majority, whose polls overwhelmingly state they want Khadr in Gitmo!