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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
The liberal government made the calculated decision that it was better for their relations with the US that Khadr stay in prison.
No ball dropping, no accidents, no mulligans. Real politik for the Chretien/Martin liberals demanded he stay in custody. It was the wrong decision, made arguably for the wrong reasons.
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Once a court takes jurisdiction, it's extremely difficult to get them to rescind that decision. By leaving Khadr in Guantanamo the liberal government was allowing his case to proceed through the US court system.
Obviously the Harper government should have fought harder (or at all) to bring him back earlier. However, by then it would have been a much more difficult process. Anyways, my issue is that it's absurd to simply blame this on Harper, when the Liberals played a huge part in these events.