‘Fomenting misunderstanding for partisan reasons,’ Green Leader May slams ‘horrific’ Conservative response to Khadr’s $10.5-million settlement

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May likens Conservative tactics to 'the kind of cesspool politics of the U.S.'

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr, 30, pictured in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The federal government apologized to Mr. Khadr for its role in his imprisonment and awarded him $10.5-million as part of the civil suit launched against Ottawa for Mr. Khadr’s wrongful imprisonment.The Canadian Press photograph by Colin Perkel

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

July 17, 2017

While the Conservatives have rallied to criticize the Liberal government’s $10.5-million settlement with former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Conservatives' response has been “horrific” and that it's “fomenting misunderstanding for partisan rea...

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