Crime Canadian Government to Apologize and Pay 10.5 Million to Canadian Jihadist Who Killed a US Soldier
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So the 5 million in taxpayer money that harper wasted wasn't enough for you? Losing three Supreme Court decisions wasn't enough?
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Why is Trudeau refusing to answer questions about the payout like a coward. If he really believed he made the right decision in paying a terrorist 10.5 million dollars, then why hide? He hid in Europe while this deal went down and now he won't give more than a pathetic scripted statement the two times he has been allowed to be asked about this? As Rex Murphy wrote: "If our “just society” is proud of doing the right thing when “it’s difficult,” why hasn’t the Prime Minister, on so central a subject, dedicated one specific appearance to explaining it?
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He already answered, but you didn't like his answer so you're still crying about it.
Do you actually deny his rights were violated? You don't believe in the rule of law?
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Oh hey, look who's back, it's the guy who claimed 5 days ago that this was old news. Today - 5 days after that baseless claim - there's Khadr article on the frontpage of the CBC, Globe and Mail and National Post. Lol, even the unarguably liberal supporting Maclean's has a Khard piece on the front page.
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Trudeau, being the scumbag that he is, has not reached out the woman who Khadr made a widow.
From CBC news:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he did not reach out to Tabitha Speer in the wake of his government's decision to apologize and compensate Omar Khadr.
Speaking to reporters in Rhode Island after delivering the keynote speech at the National Governors Association conference on Friday, Trudeau also would not comment on reports former prime minister Stephen Harper called both Speer and wounded U.S. soldier Layne Morris after the settlement became public.
"I did not reach out and I have no comment on what the former prime minister did," he said.
source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/speers-khadr-trudeau-harper-1.4206626
From CBC news:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he did not reach out to Tabitha Speer in the wake of his government's decision to apologize and compensate Omar Khadr.
Speaking to reporters in Rhode Island after delivering the keynote speech at the National Governors Association conference on Friday, Trudeau also would not comment on reports former prime minister Stephen Harper called both Speer and wounded U.S. soldier Layne Morris after the settlement became public.
"I did not reach out and I have no comment on what the former prime minister did," he said.
source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/speers-khadr-trudeau-harper-1.4206626
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Trudeau, like usual, did not answer anything. He simply read out a scripted statement about all Canadians having rights and all Canadians having to pay when those rights are violated. He has repeated that a couple of times now. The problem is that this does not answer why Trudeau decided to take it upon himself to pay Khadr 10.5 million dollars.
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These uni-brow sporting Canadians sure know how to use Canada's tolerance against itself.
This story repeats itself over and over in Europe as well. Sad!
Imagine if the same people praising this payout due to human rights violations held up the Muslim countries to the same standards. Not even the endless oil reserves would be enough to pay out on all their violations.
This story repeats itself over and over in Europe as well. Sad!
Imagine if the same people praising this payout due to human rights violations held up the Muslim countries to the same standards. Not even the endless oil reserves would be enough to pay out on all their violations.
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COMMENTARY: A letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
... last weekend, just days after you approved a $10.5 million payout for Omar Khadr as compensation for the violation of his Charter rights (Canadian CSIS operatives sharing information they gleaned from a Khadr interview with their American counterparts), Bonice Thomas and Gord Bibby joined me on air and spoke freely of how your government had mistreated their family during Mr. Hall’s captivity.
You do remember, Mr. Prime Minister, that Robert Hall and John Ridsdel were kidnapped, tortured and beheaded by the ISIS-affiliated terror group Abu Sayyaf. This took place on an island in the Philippines.
Your and your government’s public statements in response to the terrified Canadians pleading for assistance was to announce grandly that Canada does not pay ransom to terror groups. Just terrorists, you might have added.
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My heart is sad today. That this ($10.5 million) is given to Omar Khadr when peaceful good Canadians are tossed to the wolves opens those wounds again.”
Not only did you sign off on a $10.5 million payout to Omar Khadr, Mr. Trudeau, you also issued a contrite apology. An apology Omar Khadr suggested would restore “a little bit” of his reputation.
That statement alone should be cause for great concern.
@uptheirons!
... last weekend, just days after you approved a $10.5 million payout for Omar Khadr as compensation for the violation of his Charter rights (Canadian CSIS operatives sharing information they gleaned from a Khadr interview with their American counterparts), Bonice Thomas and Gord Bibby joined me on air and spoke freely of how your government had mistreated their family during Mr. Hall’s captivity.
You do remember, Mr. Prime Minister, that Robert Hall and John Ridsdel were kidnapped, tortured and beheaded by the ISIS-affiliated terror group Abu Sayyaf. This took place on an island in the Philippines.
Your and your government’s public statements in response to the terrified Canadians pleading for assistance was to announce grandly that Canada does not pay ransom to terror groups. Just terrorists, you might have added.
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My heart is sad today. That this ($10.5 million) is given to Omar Khadr when peaceful good Canadians are tossed to the wolves opens those wounds again.”
Not only did you sign off on a $10.5 million payout to Omar Khadr, Mr. Trudeau, you also issued a contrite apology. An apology Omar Khadr suggested would restore “a little bit” of his reputation.
That statement alone should be cause for great concern.
@uptheirons!
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This is why many Canadian veterans are troubled over the Khadr settlement
When pressed about the issue on the Senate floor Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he understood Canadians' "concerns" about the $10.5 million payout to Omar Khadr. "In fact," he added, "I share those concerns about the money; that's why we settled." But to the thousands of men and women who have served in Canada's military, their concerns go far beyond the simple dollar amount.
Khadr sued the Canadian government for mistreatment and violations of his rights. Veterans are barred from suing government for mistreatment when seeking benefits. What's more, veterans are limited to using the military's rotten veterans tribunal system, one that provides "free" lawyers employed by the very department from which veterans are trying to seek benefits.
Khadr will pay no tax on his $10.5 million. But ever since Ottawa replaced lifetime pensions for wounded veterans with one-time lump sums, 95 per cent of the benefits received by severely injured veterans and their survivors is now taxable.
... the government already deducts pension, CPP disability, OAS and GIS from veterans' benefits. Khadr, on the other hand, gets to keep every cent of his settlement.
What's more: the $10.5 million was made rather surreptitiously — the government hasn't actually even confirmed that amount, nor has it explained how the precise dollar figure was determined.
... for those who have devoted their lives to defending Canada and now fight to receive their deserved compensation, watching the Canadian government simply hand over $10.5 million to someone who allegedly fought against our ally is unsettling, to say the least.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/veterans-khadr-settlement-1.4206063
When pressed about the issue on the Senate floor Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he understood Canadians' "concerns" about the $10.5 million payout to Omar Khadr. "In fact," he added, "I share those concerns about the money; that's why we settled." But to the thousands of men and women who have served in Canada's military, their concerns go far beyond the simple dollar amount.
Khadr sued the Canadian government for mistreatment and violations of his rights. Veterans are barred from suing government for mistreatment when seeking benefits. What's more, veterans are limited to using the military's rotten veterans tribunal system, one that provides "free" lawyers employed by the very department from which veterans are trying to seek benefits.
Khadr will pay no tax on his $10.5 million. But ever since Ottawa replaced lifetime pensions for wounded veterans with one-time lump sums, 95 per cent of the benefits received by severely injured veterans and their survivors is now taxable.
... the government already deducts pension, CPP disability, OAS and GIS from veterans' benefits. Khadr, on the other hand, gets to keep every cent of his settlement.
What's more: the $10.5 million was made rather surreptitiously — the government hasn't actually even confirmed that amount, nor has it explained how the precise dollar figure was determined.
... for those who have devoted their lives to defending Canada and now fight to receive their deserved compensation, watching the Canadian government simply hand over $10.5 million to someone who allegedly fought against our ally is unsettling, to say the least.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/veterans-khadr-settlement-1.4206063
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Still crying I see. What does Isis have to do with Khadr's payout? He wasn't a member of Isis. He fought an invading army.
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What part of that answer is confusing to you? It's all explained right there. Harper payed the same amount when another guy's rights were violated, why don't you bitch and wine about him, since that was the precedent?
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Wingnut crybaby says what?
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They are separate, but make no mistake, the optics are fucking terrible for the Liberals.
Canadians get kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by a terrorist organization. Pleas for their release, and the Canadian government to do something fall on deaf ears.
Member of terrorist network who killed an American soldier, gets absurd compensation from Canadian government for his pain and suffering in a detention center for terrorists.
No matter how you slice it, it looks absolutely terrible on the Liberal government, and they are going to get hammered on it come election season. Even Trudeau is starting to sense the outrage over this decision, and has slowly started to voice his displeasure over it. He went from "get over it" to "yeah, I don't really like it either" in about a week. They are officially in damage control.
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He was a resistance fighter in Canada struggling against an invasion force?
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So you believe Canada must pay ransom to terrorists?
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So you wanted him to negotiate with an isis affiliated group?
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Have you been eating crayons again?
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In what country was he fighting against an invading army?
What forces was that invading army comprised of?
Who was he fighting on behalf of?
What country is he a citizen of?
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It is interesting Trudeau initially went with the "this is the honourable thing to do. When a Canadian's rights are violated all Canadians must pay" excuse. When that only pissed people off more he went to the laughable explanation of "I feel the pain of Canadians too, but I wanted to save Canadians money." The liberals never expected Canadians to be this pissed off.
