Last week that Supreme Court of Canada made the decision that Omar Khadr, who has been detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for the past eight years, does not have the right, just because he is a Canadian citizen, to be brought to Canada for trial. The U.S government wants to try him in a U.S. court for his part in the killing of a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan eight years ago. The President of the United States, Barach Obama has stated that he will be closing Guantanamo Bay in the future and the the prisoners will be transfered to various locations in the U.S. for trial. Even though Khadr is a Canadian citizen the U.S. government feels that he should be tried in a U.S. court. Many in Canada feel that his rights as a Canadian are being taken away and that he should be brought back to Canada for trial. The Supreme Court feels it should not interfere with U.S./Canadian relations and by bringing him back to Canada for trial, they feel that relations between the two countries would suffer.
I believe that Khadr should be tried in the United States. Just because Khadr is a Canadian citizen, does not give him the right to be tried in Canada. Khadr left Canada therefore, he is responsible for his own actions that occur outside of the country. The U.S. arrested this man for a terrorist act against a U.S. citizen, which gives them the responsibility and right to convict Khadr. I believe that the rights that this man once had have been taken away due to his terrorist activity and considering it took place in a war zone outside Canada. Canada should not be in support if this man due to his terrorist act. Just because he was born in Canada, does not give right to be tried here. If Canada agrees to take responsibility for him and put in on trial in Canada, I feel that it would be a waste of our tax payers money and would create lenghty delays and problems within our legal systms.
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