Lawyers for Gitmo detainee say Canada stonewalling

Published June 21, 2012 9:52pm ET



TORONTO (AP) — Lawyers for the last remaining Western detainee at Guantanamo Bay urged Canada’s Conservative government on Thursday to stop “stonewalling” the Canadian citizen’s transfer.

Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is considering a U.S. request to repatriate Omar Khadr. The detainee’s Canadian lawyer, John Norris, said Thursday that Canada has had time ample time and should bring him home.

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