The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday, July 22, edition that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
panned the
Conservative campaign lambasting
him for a generous federal
payout to Omar Khadr.
A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that the PM on Friday said domestic
politics should stay within
Canada's borders.
He said he will continue
to work with opposition parties
ahead of talks to rejig the
North American free-trade
agreement next month, but that
Canadians expect domestic disputes
will not derail those discussions.
Senior Liberals have accused
Conservatives of fanning anti-Trudeau sentiment in U.S. ads
ahead of NAFTA negotiations,
but Conservative Party Leader
Andrew Scheer has argued
the Grits are to blame for any
U.S. backlash over the Khadr
payment.
Mr. Trudeau said the
decision was taken to save the
country money and to defend
the basic rights and freedoms of
all Canadians.
The PM said: "Omar Khadr was going to
show up in court with a note
from the Supreme Court with
his name on it saying that his
rights had been violated. There is no question we were
going to lose this case because
governments of different stripes
violated his fundamental rights
and freedoms."
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