Ottawa

He’s coming back

After some degree of wrangling over the necessary paperwork, a request for the transfer of Omar Khadr is now in the hands of the Harper government.

Though Vic Toews’ office has attempted to distance itself from Omar Khadr’s legal arrangement, the Harper government assured the U.S. administration that it would look “favourably” upon a transfer ahead of Mr. Khadr’s plea deal.

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