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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
GreyWolf: I don't understand your response. You don't agree with the Supreme Court decision that Khadr's rights were violated? You don't think CSIS et al are bound by the Charter in this case, dealing with a Canadian citizen?
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There is no longer any reason why Khadr should remain in U.S. custody. He should be extradited to Canada and held accountable to our own justice system. Justice in American hands has failed...miserably.
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No, I agree wholeheartedly that his rights were violated. I disagree completely with the cowardly, unacceptable, and poorly reasoned decision that the Supreme Court cannot order the government to live up to its duties to protect the rights of Canadian citizens, which is what the decision boils down to. They hid behind an illogical arguement that somehow that would be dictating or interfering with foreign policy.
The rationale is so weak as to be facetious, and is simply an abdication of responsibility on the part of the court.
The government and CSIS ARE indeed bound by the charter, and their violations thereof must be censured and corrected. The court chose to say the former, but not the latter.