hiti Posted May 2, 2007 Report Posted May 2, 2007 OTTAWA (CP) - The Liberals are accusing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of misleading the House of Commons over the alleged torture of Afghan detainees. The latest uproar relates to the question of when Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day revealed that Corrections Canada officers had reported allegations of torture from detainees. Harper told the House on Tuesday that Day disclosed the information last week, citing Commons transcript as proof. But a review of the transcript of Day's comments shows no mention of the corrections officers reporting allegations of torture. Liberal Leader Stephane Dion noted that the first time anyone heard about the reports was on Monday when Day was pressed by journalists. The issue of whether Canadian officials reported torture claims is key to the federal government's defence in a lawsuit by human rights groups, which seeks to halt the transfer of captured insurgents to Afghan authorities. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/200...4148311-cp.html So now we can say Steve pants on fire #2 or is Peter pants on fire #2 and Steve #1 liar pants on fire. Quote "You cannot bring your Western standards to Afghanistan and expect them to work. This is a different society and a different culture." -Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan June 23/07
hiti Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Posted May 3, 2007 As Andrew Coyne says in his column........... The position of the government of Canada is very clear. We have always opposed torture of any kind. We don’t like to hear of anyone being tortured. And this government is willing to take the difficult steps needed to make sure that we never do. http://andrewcoyne.com/columns/2007/05/sto...-killing-me.php Quote "You cannot bring your Western standards to Afghanistan and expect them to work. This is a different society and a different culture." -Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan June 23/07
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