Colvin’s toughest critic was an architect of Afghan detainee transfer policy
A retired diplomat quoted frequently by Conservative cabinet ministers as they try to defend the government’s handling of...
Peter MacKay
The Commons: Prove it
"These are not things we can take holus-bolus"
When first we practiced to deceive
The Star’s Rosie DiManno reminds us of a rather salient point: And who was that someone? A Globe editorial reminds us: Oops. But...
’I’m not suggesting that we have not heard serious allegations’
Peter MacKay explains what the government knew and does not know.
What they said (III)
On April 23, 2007, the Globe reported what it had learned from interviews with 30 detainees. Two days later, the paper revealed...
What they said (II)
In the first few months of 2007, the treatment of detainees in Afghanistan was discussed during 14 sessions of Question Period:...
The standard of proof
In QP this morning, John Baird explained, in part, the government’s unwillingness to put its faith in Mr. Colvin’s testimony as...
’Even in our own prisons somebody can get beaten up’
General Rick Hillier doesn’t remember reading Richard Colvin’s memos, seems not to understand what all the fuss is...
The Commons: Eighteen attempts to explain the same story
MacKay questions the credibility of Afghan torture whistleblower, Richard Colvin
MacKay’s version
Defence Minister Peter MacKay’s exchange with reporters after Question Period today.