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Letter from Bill Graham, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs to Dennis Edney of Edley, Hattersley & Dolphin re: Omar Ahmed Khadr, Guantanamo Bay Detainee

June 3, 2004 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 4667
This letter is a response from the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bill Graham to Dennis Edney of Edley, Hattersley & Dolphin concerning a Guantanamo detainee Omar Ahmed Khadr, who is a Canadian citizen. Mr. Graham acknowledges Mr. Edney's December 11, 2003 and January 20, 2004 letters and the amicus curiae briefs Mr. Edney has filed on behalf of Mr. Khadr. Mr. Graham explains why the Canadian government has not likewise filed briefs in the matter and states "the Government continues to make representations to the relevant U.S. authorities on behalf of Mr. Khadr, including with regard to his health, consular visits, the conditions of his detention, and the requirements of due legal process. In particular, we have formally registered our opposition to the death penalty as an acceptable punishment or as a sentence for any Canadian detainee held at Guantanamo Bay."