Khadr v. Canada (Prime Minister)
Khadr v. Canada (Prime Minister), [2009] F.C.J. No. 462 is an unprecedented judgment by the Federal Court of Canada. Justice James O'Reilly ordered the Harper government to intervene and bring Khadr home. Finally, a court has spoken up against the incredible injustice faced by Khadr. As quoted from Lawyers Weekly:
Justice James O'Reilly ruled on April 23 that the Charter's s. 7 guarantee that the state may not deprive a person of his life, liberty and security of the person, except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice, obliges Canada "to protect Mr. Khadr by taking appropriate steps to ensure that his treatment" at the high-security U.S. military facility in Cuba accords with human rights norms enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention against Torture.
This is a huge win for Khadr's lawyers who have been requesting assistance from the Harper government. It will be interesting to see whether Harper will choose to abide by the courts decision. More interesting, has always been the silence from the Liberal majority on this issue.
The Canadian government has an obligation to ensure that it's citizens are not subject to torture and inhumane treatment.
Bravo to Justice O'Reilly for finally standing up.
Khadr v. Canada (Prime Minister), [2009] F.C.J. No. 462
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