Must Canada accept Khadrs return after he has served the first year of his sentence?
The government is not party to the plea deal, nor is it required to consent to Khadr’s transfer to Canada. However, in an exchange of diplomatic notes between the U.S. Department of State and Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs on Oct. 23, Canada said it “is inclined to favourably consider Mr. Khadr’s application to be transferred to Canada.” Omar Khadr arrived at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in October, 2002. This photo shows detainees sitting in a holding area watched by military police at Camp X-Ray inside the base on Jan. 11, 2002. (Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Department of Defence/Reuters)Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon clarified the government’s role when he told the House of Commons on Nov.1 that his government “will implement the agreement between Mr. Khadr and the government of the United States.” Although U.S. President Barack Obama has not delivered on his promise to close the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, his government does want to reduce the number of p
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