Aside from the question of whether or not this apology and payment are just, the scenario in which Christopher Speer was killed was a war scenario. If Christopher Speer had killed Omar Khadr, it would have been deemed an act of war committed by a soldier, and would have been celebrated as such. The reverse killing was considered an act of murder committed by a terrorist. This makes no sense. The Americans were simply making up rules, on the fly, that suited them. Canada's complicity makes this apology and payment just.