— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau labelled the Omar Khadr affair a “domestic squabble” Friday as he hit out at the Conservatives for raising the matter in the U.S.Trudeau took aim at a cross-border Conservative campaign lambasting him for a generous federal payout — reportedly $10.5 million — to Khadr. “When I deal with the United States, I leave the domestic squabbles at home. “Conservatives mount aggressive anti-PM campaign in the US on the eve of NAFTA renegotiation,” he tweeted at one point. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2010 that Canadian authorities violated Khadr’s charter rights when they interrogated him there. Khadr launched a $20-million civil suit against Ottawa, which was settled earlier this month when the government agreed to pay him compensation.

Source: National Post July 22, 2017 01:18 UTC