Canadian Prime Minister apologizes to Maher Arar

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/01/26/harper-apology.html

Harper apologizes, offers $12.5M to Maher Arar
Last Updated: Friday, January 26, 2007 | 12:40 PM ET
CBC News

Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered a formal apology Friday to Maher Arar and his family for their suffering after Arar was detained in the U.S. and deported to Syria, where he was jailed and tortured for nearly a year.

He also offered compensation: $10.5 million for pain and suffering, as well as an estimated $2 million for Arar's legal bills.

Harper, who made the announcement in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa, said the apology is an acknowledgement of the role that Canada may have played in the U.S. decision to deport Arar to Syria.

"I sincerely hope that these words and actions will help you and your family begin a new chapter in your lives," he said.

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Wonder when he'll get an apology from the US? :eyes: