Khadr deal recognizes Ottawa went too far in war on terror

The deal reached between Omar Khadr's lawyers and the federal government, whereby Ottawa will pay the 30-year-old Muslim-Canadian roughly $10-million in compensation, is not the first of its kind. It won't be the last.
The Omar Khadr settlement is a sign of the times. It marks a belated recognition that Canada went overboard in the war against terror. The deal reached between Khadr's lawyers and the federal government, whereby Ottawa will pay the 30-year-old Muslim-Canadian roughly $10-million in compensation, is...

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