This shared history of struggle for liberty and democracy must leave Canadians wondering whether disturbing legal developments in the Netherlands signal a loss of The Hague's commitment to the freedoms for which Canadians and Dutch sacrificed.

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Matthew and Hendricks' 64-year-old stepmother, Linda Burns, were killed in the Liberty home they shared with Hendricks, while Marshall and Hendricks' 52-year-old ex-husband and the father of her sons, Mark Hendricks, were killed in their own home next door.

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What's more, he did so in the most straightforward and uncompromising way, saying he understood and even shared public sensitivities that the government was not striking the right balance between individual liberty and enforcement of the law.

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