Die Rote Fahne
12th July 2010, 20:35
OTTAWA - The government plans to appeal a Federal Court ruling that ordered it to come up with solutions to breaches of Omar Khadr's constitutional rights.
The Federal Court of Canada ruled last Monday that the government had seven days to draft a list of remedies to its violation of Khadr’s Charter rights.
Justice Russel Zinn ruled that Ottawa had not met the standard set in January by the Supreme Court of Canada, which called on the government to right the wrongs it had brought on Khadr, accused of killing a U.S. soldier in 2002 in Afghanistan.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says Ottawa will instead challenge Zinn's order in the Federal Court of Appeal.
Nicholson says the case raises serious questions about "the Crown prerogative over foreign affairs" and that Khadr faces serious charges.
Khadr is the last Western national held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
-- The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/OG1406.html
Thoughts? I for one find this one reason to get rid of Ignatieff, so the Liberals can get in and at least lessen the madness.
The Tories of today do nothing more than promote an "americonservative" agenda in my opinion.
The Federal Court of Canada ruled last Monday that the government had seven days to draft a list of remedies to its violation of Khadr’s Charter rights.
Justice Russel Zinn ruled that Ottawa had not met the standard set in January by the Supreme Court of Canada, which called on the government to right the wrongs it had brought on Khadr, accused of killing a U.S. soldier in 2002 in Afghanistan.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says Ottawa will instead challenge Zinn's order in the Federal Court of Appeal.
Nicholson says the case raises serious questions about "the Crown prerogative over foreign affairs" and that Khadr faces serious charges.
Khadr is the last Western national held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
-- The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/OG1406.html
Thoughts? I for one find this one reason to get rid of Ignatieff, so the Liberals can get in and at least lessen the madness.
The Tories of today do nothing more than promote an "americonservative" agenda in my opinion.