Ottawa terror suspect Mohamed Harkat has won the right to move from his current home, now poisoned by a failed romance between his landlord and mother-in-law. At the end of a day of mostly private negotiations between lawyers, Federal Court Justice Simon Noël announced yesterday a deal had been reached to facilitate a long-sought-after move to a new condominium townhouse for Mr. Harkat and his wife, Sophie. "Nothing comes easy in life and this is just another example," Judge Noël said after hours of negotiations. The judge announced that the Harkats would move next Tuesday from their basement apartment to a nearby townhouse. To satisfy national security concerns raised by federal authorities, he said, the Canada Border Services Agency will be allowed to install cameras inside the Harkats' new home. The cameras will be pointed toward the front and back doors. Sophie Harkat called it a "bittersweet victory" since she did not want cameras installed at their new home. "I'm happy we're moving, but we've been through enough. I think we've given too much already," she said.

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