Schwisberg: Time to properly evaluate the Khadr payout

Now that the dust has settled since the $10.5-million settlement by the Canadian government to Omar Khadr, the time is ripe for a rational and non-partisan consideration of the related public policy issues. 
Canadians deserve objective answers to several questions.
Did the government have a legal obligation to pay damages to Khadr? If so, was the sum paid excessive? If not, is there something flawed with a legal system that pays a maximum of $360,000 for pain and suffering to a person who s