the point is merely that we now have a series of individuals including Abdelrazik,, Sampson, and Arar, that regardless of where/how each of these individuals were being held, were all being tortured, their health and their lives were at risk and the Canadian Government(s) of the day in each case was appallingly lackadaisical about what it was willing to do, and how quickly it was willing to do it, to protect these citizens, regardless of their ancestry and skin colour. shameful.

Abdelrazik was brought home a month or so after a court ordered the government to return him–a month in which the government seemed to be desperately searching for any reason to ignore or appeal the ruling, which itself followed years of legal action against a government that at best refused to aid, and at worst actively worked against, a Canadian citizen who had been cleared of accusations that, aside from his religion and skin colour, seemed to have no basis whatsoever.

So basically, what I'm saying is that I think there's an argument to be made that the two cases are not parallel.

what could one possibly say that captures the appropriate sentiment to react to a state that is 'non-committal' over the denial of due process, torture and threatened murder of (some of) its citizens?

this is sad and deeply disturbing.

.. and I'm probably understating what I feel reading that.