Ottawa

NDP reports significant progress toward attendance goals

“As for the disclosures to the House, we have had numerous opportunities before committee to discuss the mission in Afghanistan. We have had no less than 30 technical briefings. I invite my colleagues to be in attendance when those technical briefings take place.”

— Peter MacKay, yesterday in the House of Commons.

Today NDP MPs Paul Dewar and Dawn Black arrived at Room 130-S for one of the very technical briefings MacKay was talking about. Dewar was kicked out within two minutes and Black was barred from entering the room.

UPDATE: Here is what Dewar and Black came to hear about. Safely expunged from 130-S, they — and you — can read it at leisure. It is discouraging reading.

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