We’re talking about a kind of prison without walls where he’s deprived of travel for the next 10 years, that would be continuing the punishment outside of prison that he was having inside prison — the severe pain of being deprived of being with his wife and children.

Irwin Cotler

Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, OQ (born May 8, 1940) is a retired Canadian politician who was Member of Parliament for Mount Royal from 1999 to 2015. He served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until the Liberal government of Paul Martin lost power following the 2006 federal election. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election in November 1999, winning 92% of votes cast.

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