Statement made on 10 February 2009 by Senator Yoine Goldstein (retired)
Hon. Yoine Goldstein:
Honourable senators, this question concerns Canada-U.S. relations.
The current government has steadfastly refused to join like-minded states in defending human rights and the rule of law. Canada remains the only western nation with its citizens still detained in Guantanamo Bay — one who was captured as a child soldier. However, Canada really has reached a new low.
Can the government explain why the Government of France, in raising Omar Khadr's case directly with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has done more to defend his fundamental rights as a Canadian citizen and a child soldier than Mr. Khadr's own government?
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