Ignatieff, torture, NDP
From the Inkless emailbox. This news release from the NDP is pretty incendiary, but readers who don’t welcome the message will...
torture
The burden of proof
As noted , the government’s present stance, as articulated by Defence Minister Peter MacKay, is as follows: “There has never...
Oh, so now we’re in favour of muzzling diplomats
Opposition aims to block diplomat’s testimony on detainee case UPDATE: To be clear, the committee has every right to demand...
Looking back, looking forward
The CBC finds evidence of delays, going as far back as 2002, in reporting detainee transfers to the Red Cross. Opposition members...
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...
The Commons: Prove it
"These are not things we can take holus-bolus"
Aside of the Day
Jack Layton’s third question this afternoon.
About those times the transfers were halted
The government has released a statement to explain General Walter Natynczyk’s disclosure that transfers have been stopped more...
’I would like to have the opportunity to appear before the Committee’
David Mulroney writes a letter (pdf file) to the special committee on Afghanistan.
’The Canadians saw with their own eyes’
A former Afghan prison warden talks to Canwest.