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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Afghanistan isn't Khadr's country. Canada is.
I don't have a problem with the compensation ruling. The federal government screwed up, and now they have to pay.
But let's not romanticize what the Khadr family did. It's no different from the Canadians of Croatian and Serbian origin who went to the former Yugoslavia to take a side in the fight in the 'homeland.' Or a Canadian of Irish origin who went back to Belfast in the 70s to plant bombs and blow up British squaddies.
If I had my way, it would be illegal for Canadians to take part in military or paramilitary violence outside Canada, unless it's as part of the Canadian military. And if you were a landed immigrant, you'd lose your citizenship for such actions.
When you move to Canada, you become Canadian. Doesn't matter if you come from England, Serbia, or Pakistan. Leave your tribal loyalties and enmities behind.
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Would that include for example joining the U.S. Marines or the French Foreign Legion and then becoming involved in a military action, or would this be limited to leaving Canada to join an enemy of Canada? Bit of a fine line and plenty of people do this and we don't bat an eyelash.