http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/omar-khadr-to-appeal-terror-convictions-will-walk-free-if-successful-lawyer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/omar-khadr-to-appeal-terror-convictions-will-walk-free-if-successful-lawyer/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:00:45 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377994 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/omar-khadr-to-appeal-terror-convictions-will-walk-free-if-successful-lawyer/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr plans to appeal his terrorism convictions... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/omar-khadr-to-appeal-terrorism-convictions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/omar-khadr-to-appeal-terrorism-convictions/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:36:37 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377840 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/omar-khadr-to-appeal-terrorism-convictions/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr plans to appeal his terrorism convictions... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/faulty-info-in-feds-omar-khadr-file-suggests-he-killed-two-afghans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/faulty-info-in-feds-omar-khadr-file-suggests-he-killed-two-afghans/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:39:19 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361763 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/faulty-info-in-feds-omar-khadr-file-suggests-he-killed-two-afghans/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The federal government’s file on Omar Khadr contains faulty information based on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/a-strange-internal-file-on-omar-khadr-from-public-safety-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/a-strange-internal-file-on-omar-khadr-from-public-safety-minister/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:21:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/a-strange-internal-file-on-omar-khadr-from-public-safety-minister/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The federal government’s file on Omar Khadr contains faulty information based on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/omar-khadr-turns-again-to-former-high-profile-lawyer-current-ones-step-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/omar-khadr-turns-again-to-former-high-profile-lawyer-current-ones-step-down/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:13:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340539 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/omar-khadr-turns-again-to-former-high-profile-lawyer-current-ones-step-down/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Omar Khadr’s two Canadian lawyers have stepped down as his counsel after... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/happy-returns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/happy-returns/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:40:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320689 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/happy-returns/feed/ 0 Many happy returns to some familiar faces http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/u-s-court-ruling-casts-doubts-on-omar-khadrs-war-crimes-convictions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/u-s-court-ruling-casts-doubts-on-omar-khadrs-war-crimes-convictions/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:58:44 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304447 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/u-s-court-ruling-casts-doubts-on-omar-khadrs-war-crimes-convictions/feed/ 0 TORONTO - A new American court ruling in favour of Osama bin Laden's driver has cast doubt on the validity of Omar Khadr's war crimes convictions, legal experts said Wednesday. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-complicated-case-of-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-complicated-case-of-omar-khadr/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:03:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299632 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-complicated-case-of-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 Bringing Khadr home was the right thing, but let's not rush the process of integration http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/into-the-unknown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/into-the-unknown/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/into-the-unknown/feed/ 0 Khadr lived in Guantánamo Bay far longer than Canada. What will happen now that he’s ‘home’? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/ambassador-says-u-s-didnt-have-to-pressure-canada-to-repatriate-khadr-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/ambassador-says-u-s-didnt-have-to-pressure-canada-to-repatriate-khadr-2/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:10:30 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298782 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/ambassador-says-u-s-didnt-have-to-pressure-canada-to-repatriate-khadr-2/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - The United States didn't have to pressure Canada to repatriate convicted terrorist Omar Khadr from its Cuban military prison, American envoy David Jacobson said Monday. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/omar-khadr-faces-uncertain-future-back-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/omar-khadr-faces-uncertain-future-back-in-canada/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:14:47 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298527 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/omar-khadr-faces-uncertain-future-back-in-canada/feed/ 0 After spending 10 years in Guantanamo Bay, Khadr arrived at maximum security prison, Millhaven... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/handle-with-care-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/handle-with-care-2/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:00:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/handle-with-care-2/feed/ 0 Ronald Crelinsten says Omar Khadr must be handled with care. Postmedia talks to War... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/30/this-young-man-in-an-unfortunate-situation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/30/this-young-man-in-an-unfortunate-situation/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:12:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298341 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/30/this-young-man-in-an-unfortunate-situation/feed/ 0 Tuesday will mark ten years since this question was asked, seemingly the first time... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/very-very-happy-to-be-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/very-very-happy-to-be-home/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:58:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/very-very-happy-to-be-home/feed/ 0 Omar Khadr’s lawyer talks to the Canadian Press. Meanwhile, Khadr’s lawyers told the Canadian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/convicted-war-criminal-omar-khadr-very-happy-to-be-home-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/convicted-war-criminal-omar-khadr-very-happy-to-be-home-in-canada/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:40:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298246 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/convicted-war-criminal-omar-khadr-very-happy-to-be-home-in-canada/feed/ 0 TORONTO – A decade after 15-year-old Omar Khadr was pulled near death from the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/hes-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/hes-back/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:09:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298239 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/hes-back/feed/ 0 Omar Khadr arrived in Canada this morning at 7:40am and has been transferred to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/omar-khadr-is-on-his-way-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/omar-khadr-is-on-his-way-home/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:37:53 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298207 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/omar-khadr-is-on-his-way-home/feed/ 0 Omar Khadr—a boy, now man, whose legal saga has triggered fierce debate among fellow Canadians—has spent his final night behind U.S. bars. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/khadr-on-his-way-back-to-canada-media-reports/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/khadr-on-his-way-back-to-canada-media-reports/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:18:33 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298196 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/khadr-on-his-way-back-to-canada-media-reports/feed/ 0 TORONTO - There are reports that Omar Khadr is being repatriated to Canada after spending nearly a decade in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/talking-to-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/talking-to-omar-khadr/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:50:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/talking-to-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 Michael Friscolanti’s exclusive story about Omar Khadr’s conversation with forensic psychiatrist Michael Welner is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-secret-khadr-file/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-secret-khadr-file/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:15:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-secret-khadr-file/feed/ 0 Child soldier. Convicted terrorist. Khadr is about to return to Canada, but no one has been able to see his full seven-hour interview at Guantánamo Bay. Until now. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/macleans-exclusive-the-secret-omar-khadr-interview-youre-not-supposed-to-see/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/macleans-exclusive-the-secret-omar-khadr-interview-youre-not-supposed-to-see/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:01:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295562 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/macleans-exclusive-the-secret-omar-khadr-interview-youre-not-supposed-to-see/feed/ 0 'Get me out of this place,' says the lone Canadian imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/a-long-november/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/a-long-november/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:00:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293561 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/a-long-november/feed/ 0 Vic Toews suggests Omar Khadr won’t be home for Christmas. Public Safety Minister Vic... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/still-waiting-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/still-waiting-2/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:43:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293489 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/still-waiting-2/feed/ 0 The Harper government tries to explain why it hasn’t made a decision about Omar... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/canada-blames-u-s-for-delay-in-transferring-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/canada-blames-u-s-for-delay-in-transferring-khadr/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:24:42 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293078 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/canada-blames-u-s-for-delay-in-transferring-khadr/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The Canadian government is defending itself against allegations it is deliberately dragging... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/hes-coming-back-probably-at-some-point/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/hes-coming-back-probably-at-some-point/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:19:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292872 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/hes-coming-back-probably-at-some-point/feed/ 0 The Huffington Post reports that “while Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is not expected... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/decision-time-on-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/decision-time-on-omar-khadr/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:21:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/decision-time-on-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 The videotapes and transcripts that Vic Toews demanded have now been delivered. It has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/omar-khadr-mental-evaluation-documents-handed-over-lawyers-await-toews-decision/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/omar-khadr-mental-evaluation-documents-handed-over-lawyers-await-toews-decision/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:29:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290054 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/omar-khadr-mental-evaluation-documents-handed-over-lawyers-await-toews-decision/feed/ 0 Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has received the documents he requested on Canadian Guantanamo... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/hopewell-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/hopewell-report/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:34:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288400 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/hopewell-report/feed/ 0 Was Omar Khadr sexually abused? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/the-xenakis-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/the-xenakis-report/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:33:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/the-xenakis-report/feed/ 0 Was Omar Khadr sexually abused? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/the-porterfield-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/the-porterfield-report/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:33:26 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288418 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/the-porterfield-report/feed/ 0 Was Omar Khadr sexually abused? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/wellner-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/wellner-report/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:33:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288410 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/wellner-report/feed/ 0 Was Omar Khadr sexually abused? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/was-omar-khadr-sexually-abused/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/was-omar-khadr-sexually-abused/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:27:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287157 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/was-omar-khadr-sexually-abused/feed/ 0 Michael Friscolanti reports. Plus, the full text of the newly released Khadr psychiatric reports. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/dr-wellners-testimony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/dr-wellners-testimony/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:19:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288405 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/dr-wellners-testimony/feed/ 0 Was Omar Khadr sexually abused? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/12/canada-gives-2-million-to-the-charitable-alma-mater-of-omar-khadrs-dad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/12/canada-gives-2-million-to-the-charitable-alma-mater-of-omar-khadrs-dad/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:00:03 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/12/canada-gives-2-million-to-the-charitable-alma-mater-of-omar-khadrs-dad/feed/ 0 Human Concern International says it's doing everything right now http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/the-courts-and-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/the-courts-and-omar-khadr/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:27:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/the-courts-and-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 Elsewhere on Macleans.ca, Emmett Macfarlane gives the Supreme Court a share of the blame... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-supreme-court-is-culpable-in-the-omar-khadr-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-supreme-court-is-culpable-in-the-omar-khadr-case/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:39:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-supreme-court-is-culpable-in-the-omar-khadr-case/feed/ 0 The Harper government is guilty of stonewalling-- but that’s largely because the Court allowed it http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/10-years-for-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/10-years-for-omar-khadr/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:48:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277701 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/10-years-for-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 Liberal Senator Romeo Dallaire releases a statement on the tenth anniversary of Omar Khadr’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/so-youve-decided-to-marry-a-cabinet-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/so-youve-decided-to-marry-a-cabinet-minister/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:44:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/so-youve-decided-to-marry-a-cabinet-minister/feed/ 0 In interviews with the Globe and Post, the reporter who interviewed Nazanin Afshin-Jam for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/its-time-to-bring-him-back-to-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/its-time-to-bring-him-back-to-canada/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:53:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277129 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/its-time-to-bring-him-back-to-canada/feed/ 0 International human rights activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam says Omar Khadr was a child soldier and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/thank-god/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/thank-god/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:44:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276129 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/thank-god/feed/ 0 In an interview today, Vic Toews apparently noted that he has the power to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/vic-toews-still-not-ready-to-say-yes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/vic-toews-still-not-ready-to-say-yes/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:20:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276007 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/vic-toews-still-not-ready-to-say-yes/feed/ 0 Three months after first receiving Omar Khadr’s application to return to Canada—and 21 months... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-long-wait-for-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-long-wait-for-omar-khadr/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:18:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-long-wait-for-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 Omar Khadr’s lawyers are seeking a judicial review of his application to return to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/day-of-reckoning-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/day-of-reckoning-2/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:43:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254944 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/day-of-reckoning-2/feed/ 0 His critics say he’s a danger; supporters say he poses no threat. Someone will be proven wrong. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/hes-coming-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/hes-coming-back/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:37:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/hes-coming-back/feed/ 0 After some degree of wrangling over the necessary paperwork, a request for the transfer... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/khadr-a-convicted-murderer-could-be-back-in-canada-by-the-end-of-may-cp-reports/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/khadr-a-convicted-murderer-could-be-back-in-canada-by-the-end-of-may-cp-reports/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:04:26 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249122 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/khadr-a-convicted-murderer-could-be-back-in-canada-by-the-end-of-may-cp-reports/feed/ 0 Some see Omar Khadr as a victim, a child soldier who’s spent 40 per...