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PrimeTime Politics Weekend
November 13, 2009
Pierre Poilievre (the parliamentary secretary to the prime minister), Dennis Edney (the lawyer for Omar Khadr), and Barry Coburn (the United States lawyer for Mr. Khadr), among others, comment on the appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada of the federal government’s inaction regarding the repatriation of Canadian citizen Omar Khadr. Mr. Khadr was held in Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay detention centre from 2002 to 2009 on suspicion of war crimes. In Ottawa, public health officials announce Health Canada’s approval of a non-adjuvant vaccine for the H1N1 “swine flu” virus. Also on the program, Governor General Michaëlle Jean presents 48 decorations to Canadian soldiers for military valour and meritorious service. General Walter Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff, makes closing remarks.