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The press release from the U.S. Department of Justice was terse. It was not self-congratulatory.

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For a Canadian bombarded with daily examples of the insanity of our own justice and immigration systems, it was refreshing, even inspiring.

On second thought, it was depressing to think how staggeringly high the threshold is in Canada to boot arch-criminals, terrorists and their sympathizers.

Appeals can last for years, with ridiculous reasoning for allowing them. Not so in the U.S.

On Friday, the DOJ released a master list of recent criminals and terrorists who have been extradited to face justice in their countries of origin or who have been returned to the U.S.

One of those torpedoed was a Pakistani native and erstwhile Canadian citizen, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 64. Who, you ask?

Well, Rana is a convicted terrorist.

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