Omar Khadr: Canadian Government

Janet Hamlin Dept: TORONTO - American authorities are expected to hand videotapes of Omar Khadr to the Canadian government this week now that the head of the military commission has signed off on their release, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The government has a month to respond but the lawyers said they were hoping the hearing would be expedited and in this Pentagon-approved photograph of a sketch by artist Janet Hamlin, Omar Khadr listens to closing arguments Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. American authorities are expected to hand videotapes of Omar Khadr to the Canadian government this week now that the head of the military commission has signed off on their release. THE CANADIAN PRESS/POOL-Janet Hamlin Khadr's Canadian defence team, meanwhile, served three affidavits on the government on Monday in support of its Federal Court application to force Public Safety Minister Vic Toews to make a decision on the prisoner's transfer from Guantanamo Bay to Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.