Henry Garfield Pardy
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A former diplomat in the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Henry Garfield "Gar" Pardy retired as director general of the consular affairs bureau in 2003, but has maintained a strong presence in the department.[1]
When Foreign Affairs began making press statements on the Omar Khadr case through Pardy in 2002, legal adviser Colleen Swords sent him an eMail telling him to "claw back on the fact [Omar] is a minor" in his statements on the case.[2] The same year, he was considered instrumental in seeking consular services for Maher Arar as he was detained in a Syrian prison.[1]
After that, Pardy became notable for his "sharp" rebukes to Canadians held by foreign governments pleading for Canadian assistance.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Centre for International Governance Innovation, International Consular Laws Needed: Gar Pardy, September 27 2006
- ^ Michelle Shephard, "Guantanamo's Child", 2008.
- ^ Abraham, George. Khaleej Times, Canadians pleading innocence far away from home are on their own,
