Michelle Shephard is absolutely darling and I have to admit that I found her book Guantanamo's Child an excellent read. She maintained her journalistic objectivity as she told the story of Omar Khadr. In person, however, she was able to reveal a little more about what it was like to deal with the Americans, the Khadr family, etc. It was also hard to believe that after all this, she still was unable to meet Omar in person. What he is like now, whether the damage done is permanent, whether he will ever be free or if he even should be, are all big questions still far from being resolved.
Michelle was interviewed by Embassy Magazine before she arrived in Ottawa April 16. The interviewer from Hill Times was from Pakistan so was very interested in speaking with her. The CPAC interview was excellent; the discussion was very intelligent – and with a touch of humour (if you can imagine).
There were about 100 people at Writersfest to hear Michelle interviewed by Adrian Harewood (rather ironic that his producer had not scheduled her for his show that day, the offer was certainly made). Michelle is a lively, friendly and warm person who was fun to be with and she was a hit at the festival.
Hugs and an invitation to visit when in Toronto.
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