Canada Apologizes, Pays Damages To Former Guantanamo Detainee

July 7, 2017 by

The Canadian government on Friday issued an official apology and paid damages to a former Guantanamo detainee who was captured in Afghanistan at the age of 15 and had pleaded guilty to killing a US soldier. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale refused to disclose the amount paid to Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen who was … Read more

Canada Says U.S. Entitled To Mobile Phone Search At Border

January 21, 2017 by

U. S. authorities are entitled to search the mobile devices of Canadians seeking to cross the border, a spokesman for Ralph Goodale, Canada’s public safety minister, said on Saturday. Several Canadians traveling to attend Friday’s inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States or Saturday’s protest march in Washington were turned away at … Read more