The first news conference about the payment was by the Public Safety and Justice Ministers on July 7.  They both talked about the slight chances of winning a legal showdown and the high level of legal fees already paid out.  But don't let facts get in your way, moon howler.

A few right-wing 'justice' advocates take a view similar to yours, that the Constitution shouldn't apply to people in jail.  Fortunately, the foundation of such constitutional rights is protecting the unpopular few from mobs.