argyle5663, the Harper government fought Khadr to the tune of 30 written decisions over 9 years, and lost most of them.  

The last SCC decision had so little merit that the Court ruled orally immediately after hearing arguments.

It's pretty obvious that the Harper government did not litigate the Khadr cases for their legal merit, but for political purposes. That's a major abuse of Canadian courts.  

In settling the Khadr damages case 13 years after it was filed, the Liberal government took the same rational approach that most major litigants, including corporations and most governments do.