Scott's DiaTribes: Conservatives fuming over Omar Khadr lawyer Federal Court appointment.

So this happenned: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s Liberal government has appointed one of Omar Khadr‘s former lawyers as a justice in federal court. The appointment of Toronto-based lawyer John Norris was announced by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould Monday. Norris is also an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law and has worked with several legal

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Politics and its Discontents: Facts Are Facts

Despite the impotent snorting and sputtering of the likes of Andrew Sheer and his fellow travellers, the facts about the apology and compensation awarded to Omar Khadr speak for themselves. In today’s Star, Adriel Weaver writes the following, which I am reproducing in toto. Why we should embrace the Khadr

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