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Re my post above, the French media has picked up on the angle to protect Chretien and Martin. It's en francais but a google translation will give you an idea. http://princearthurherald.com/fr/culture-2/payer-khadr-pour-couvrir-chretien-et-martin-laurent-proulx

Another angle to consider is that Justin and co. were desperate to keep the Khadr matter away from any court action in order to shield Chretien and Martin from having to be called as witnesses and testifying. One more reason why they struck a secret back room deal with Khadr's lawyers to protect Chretien and Martin from a burgeoning Liberal scandal.

It's not hard to imagine. Adrenaline alone can lead to unexpected actions. And now look at Khadr, healthy as could be thanks to Americans who saved his eyesight and his life.

Kid my ass. Because my loyalty lies with Canada and always will, unlike that treasonous murdering jihadist.

4 hours???? That gave him plenty of time to wave the white flag and identify himself as a Canadian. Why did he not do that unless he believed in the cause he was fighting for and was prepared to die for it..

Julie Payette will be the next Governor General. This is true to tradition, alternating between one Anglo then one Franco. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/former-astronaut-julie-payette-to-be-named-canadas-next-governor-general/article35671514/

That is a very heartwarming statement Rue. It reminds me of the words spoken by Rabbi Bulka a few years ago at the November 11 ceremony in Ottawa: "We love our troops." And the crowd of some 25,000 repeated it in unison. Off topic but I couldn't help saying it.

From your link. Will Justin follow the same process? My gut says no, cause he is hell bent on rolling back Harper's initiatives and does not want to emulate him. That's not meant as a criticism because all Prime Ministers from different parties do it. Let's see how this unfolds.

Appointee to be announced tomorrow. http://globalnews.ca/news/3594047/canadas-next-governor-general/

Khadr is two-faced. Prior to receiving his $10.5M gift, all his media photos showed him grinning from ear to ear. I suspect his lawyers instructed him early on to keep a grin plastered on his face to make him look docile and harmless. Now that he has the money in his grasp, his facial expression on media pictures has changed quite a bit. Two-faced and a hypocrite.

In addition, Canadians would have more respect for Justin and his government. Instead, this secretive back room deal to pay off Khadr in a manner to deprive a widow of having a lawsuit heard has irked most mainstream Canadians no end. And anyway, this government spending $10-15M is a drop in the bucket. They spend that in the blink of an eye. A look at the deficit is proof enough.

Johnston was selected by a committee, not by Harper himself.

There's plenty of evidence that he was gleeful when he voiced how it made him happy to have killed Americans.

I'm not convinced so best to leave at that.

What if...what if...we really don't know what the outcome would have been had the Liberals pursued the case before the courts.

And this is why the Khadr file is essentially a political and emotional matter. One may recognize that Khadr's Charter rights were breached and on the other believe that it was wrong for Trudeau and his Liberals to pay Khadr $10.5M.

Not quite. Of late, alleged murderers and assorted criminals are not getting a trial at all but are set free. A google search turned up a number of cases where charges were stayed. https://www.google.ca/?gws_rd=ssl#q=murder+charge+stayed

Oh boy. I think you were right in a previous post when you said "going around in circles". You clearly don't have anything of significance to add to this thread. Maybe a break is in order.

And that killer being a civilian to boot.

That would be an excellent choice. But in thinking about it...2 white anglophone guys in a row? Uh oh...there would be grumblings.

Do I detect that you would like us to STFU and not discuss this matter any further?

It appears Justin has made his selection for Governor General to replace David Johnston, whose term ends in September. The person's name will be disclosed at the end of the month. There were calls to name an Indigenous Canadian to the post but it appears that will not happen. http://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-indigenous-candidates-likely-to-be-overlooked-in-choice-of-next-governor-general/wcm/aab4a600-1595-45d5-afa8-1e46a8ea7d9b Notice the headline in the same link. Could that be Peter Mansbridge? Or some other illustrious CBC or Radio Canada personality? Ex-Ontario MPP Madeleine Meilleur? Who won the lottery?

...they ignore both facts and basic human rights in order to try to score points against the {insert party name here} government.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/majority-of-canadians-disagree-with-khadr-deal-poll-1.3497886 Looks to me like the majority of Canadians disagree with the monetary compensation.

The Conservatives don't have to criticize anything. Just let the Liberals hang themselves if they mishandle this inquiry.