Convicted al-Qaida terrorist and killer Omar Khadr is coming home.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Thursday the government won't block the transfer of Khadr from a cell in the Caribbean to a Canadian prison.
Toews squelched speculation the government was considering using a clause in the International Transfer of Offenders Act to keep the 25-year-old, Toronto-born Khadr out of Canada on national security grounds.
"Under the International Transfer of Offenders Act, he is a Canadian citizen. He is also a Canadian citizen under the Charter which entitles him to come back to Canada, eventually," Toews told QMI Agency.
"The issue is when does he come back to Canada? That's a determination I have to make and I haven't made any decision in that respect yet."
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The transfer documents landed on Toew's desk this week.
Under Canadian law, he would be eligible for parole next year after completing one-third of his sentence and statutory release after completing two-thirds.
Toews said it would be up to the National Parole Board to decide when to integrate Khadr back into society ....