Child soldiers are  children in war-torn countries;  children often orphaned, homeless, or kidnapped: helpless victims.  Mr. Khadr doesn't quite fit the profile, eh?

 Canada  makes a legal distinction between children and teenagers. A teenager is old enough  to be tried in a court, and to serve  probation or  a jail sentence. 

Omar Khadr, who'd de facto renounced his Canadian citizenship when he joined the Taliban, yet deserved Canadian protection from the torture of Guatanamo Bay only because he was still a teen when he committed his crimes. He still deserved jail time.  He doesn't deserve $10.5 million.

I don't see Mr. Khadr inviting others to his pity party. Why not donate a big chunk to the widow of Christopher Speer? By his very presence in the Taliban, the teenaged Omar demonstrated the means, motive, and opportunity to kill not only Mr. Speer but anyone on "our" side--witness that pesky video of Omar making land mines. And why not give the remainder to our veterans?