Maher Arar Has Some Shakedown Tips for Omar Khadr

From the Ceeb:

Maher Arar, whose wrongful deportation and torture in Syria led to a multimillion-dollar settlement with Ottawa, says Canada must decide whether it wants to continue to "demonize" Omar Khadr or to rehabilitate him. 

Arar, now a human rights activist in Ottawa, told host Evan Solomon on CBC News Network's Power & Politics that Khadr needs to talk to someone who understands what he went through during his imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay, and that he is willing to talk to Khadr if asked. 

"If the government wants me to assist, if [Khadr's] lawyers want me to assist ... but let's be clear, it is a decision [Khadr] needs to make," Arar said.
Arar said Khadr was likely coerced into making statements after being abused and tortured at Guantanamo Bay prison. 

“I can relate to him, I can relate to all the Guantanamo detainees,” Arar said. “The minute I hear the word torture, something in my mind starts thinking ... what did this guy go through and how is he going to recover, most importantly?” 

Arar, a Canadian citizen since 1991 and Ottawa-based telecommunications engineer, was detained during a stopover in New York in September 2002 and deported to Syria, where he was born, even though he was carrying a Canadian passport...

Isn't it up to Omar to decide whether he wants to give up the jihad or not? What does Canada have to do with it? Also--Arar can relate to hardened, unrepentant Gitmo jihadis? What does that say about him?