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Originally Posted by Makarov
I'm having a little trouble following your post, but I think you've answered your own question in a sense. Apart from assumptions, conjecture, partisan bias, and speculation, I don not think that there is any basis for anyone to conclude that this settlement was based mostly or entirely on political considerations or political embarrassments rather than legal advice. In fact, as both the government and the public have the (unusual) benefit of a SCC decision finding that Khadr's Charter rights had been breached for an extended period of time, there is far less room for conjecture and speculation than would ordinarily be the case.
Personally, I think the reasons that so many Canadians are upset about the settlement are (a) partisan bias (some Canadians just hate Trudeau and the Liberals); (b) bad reporting by journalists who simply don't have much knowledge of the law; and (c) perfectly justified anger that the successive governments bungled the Khadr file to such an extent that this settlement became necessary (on top of all of the other time and money that has already been spent on Khadr's numerous legal battles.)
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Having to rely on the media, their biases and misinformation has resulted in Canadians getting the facts mostly wrong on the Khadr case. At the same time the Liberal govt is remaining mostly quiet while the media and public firestorm continues to grow.