Liberals insist that the Supreme Court ruling forced them to do this.
No it did not.
The redress sought by Khadrs lawyers in that case was for Khadr to be repatriated to Canada, which he was.
Any further compensation wasn't discussed.
http://nationalpost.com/opinion/howard-anglin-trudeau-is-making-omar-khadr-rich-and-he-still-hasnt-told-us-why/wcm/fad82c8c-2a8a-4bb3-a0eb-d0ed5475d784