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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
As distasteful as 10 million sounds, that might have been the only number where Khadr's legal team felt to be a 'fair' settlement...and the min amount where they would have recommended settling rather than proceeding with the lawsuit.
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Right, but unless there was a good legal basis for saying that Court would award damages in that range, there was no good reason for the government to accept it. You can't just sue for whatever amount you want and expect that amount to be awarded if you win on the merits. A judge could very well have said, "I find that Mr. Khadr's rights were violated and he is entitled to damages. However, his damages sought are inflated, and he is entitled to a lesser sum, which I fix at $2 million."
Now, presumably, the government's lawyers went through a process of analysis that led them to the conclusion that it was more likely that the judge would award a higher figure, and that was enough to justify paying $10.5M to avoid taking the risk. What Fighting Banana Slug wants to see is that analysis - why they thought that. That analysis would be privileged, however, and I'm not sure it's a good idea for the government to go waiving privilege over things like that for reasons of political expediency.
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Originally Posted by Iggy City
There is no such thing as "so Canadian" or "not very Canadian". He has a Canadian citizenship, therefore he is Canadian and protected by our laws and rights. That's it.
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It's even broader than that. Charter rights are not restricted to Canadian citizens. The Charter states that
everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person. Doesn't matter if you're a Canadian citizen or not.