text: ElRey4, after discussing this online for several days, you know that Khadr's case for damages was NOT based on an obligation to extricate him - it was based on violations of the Charter of rights by Canadian officials that actually contributed to his continued detention.
  
  Because, as you know, that's what the Supreme Court of Canada said after a trial on the evidence in the Federal Court, an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal, and arguments by 28 of the best lawyers in Canada at our highest court, including lawyers for Stephen Harper, CSIS and the RCMP.