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As you know, every one of these men is entitled to a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA), which ensures that Canada complies with its existing treaty obligations and does not refoule even the worst of offenders to face “torture, extrajudicial execution or enforced disappearance.”
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Obviously the Honourable Minister hasn't read the Suresh decision. In fact, as far as I can tell, he has not provided responsive reasons for the deportations, which flies in the face of the established procedural fairness framework built into our common law since Suresh.
Regardless, I do think Canada has a duty to ensure these suspected war criminals are brought to justice. And sending them out on the first plane home and washing our hands of the problem isn't how you do it. There are other procedures (extradition, use of international courts, etc) that could be used to deal with this issue, and our government refuses to employ any of them or even entertain the thought of doing so.