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Liberals played Omar Khadr story pretty well
By Tim Powers Jul. 12, 2017
Full credit to them for anticipating how this ugly tale would play out and simply showing up at the end of the week to confirm it. Prominent Canadian opinion leaders had already carved out their side of the argument.
One error in the Liberals’ execution of the Khadr payout news was to have Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured in May, blame the previous Conservative government for the Khadr problem, argues Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello
OTTAWA—The news that Omar Khadr received $10.5-million and an apology from the government of Canada has left many with a sick feeling in their stomachs. Regardless of the fact that the rule of law, based on a previous Supreme Court decision, was with Khadr, it still seemed wrong on an emotional and common-sense level that Khadr, who had confessed to killing an American soldier, got a payout. Last week while I was guest-hosting a radio show for VOCM
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