And then there is the Canadian hypocrisy. Harper is in eastern Europe preaching human rights even as his government denies Khadr the protection of the country he leads’ human rights. We are signatories of the UN’s child soldier declaration yet we deny Khadr because of who his family is and what they have said.

Khadr couldn’t have caught a break in this unless, of course, he was an American invading, attacking and killing an Afghan. Then he’d probably come home a hero.