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The pivotal paperwork (IV)

by Aaron Wherry on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:55pm - 13 Comments

After a week without explanation as to why a reference to abuse was redacted from that 2006 field report when it was originally released in 2007, three specific questions were registered last Friday with the offices of Defence Minister Peter MacKay and General Walter Natynczyk.

In regards to the redaction noted below, who oversaw, ordered or made that redaction? On what grounds was that reference to abuse redacted? Did those grounds no longer apply when Gen. Natynczyk disclosed the reference to abuse last week?

Minister MacKay’s office forwarded those questions to the Justice Department, the department responsible for overseeing redactions. No response has yet been received, but it will be posted here when it is.

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  • Anon Liberal

    Ass-covering takes time Aaron.

  • the realist

    With so many to cover of course it does.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/LynnTO LynnTO

    Just out of sheer curiosity: Do we know who registered the questions?

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/Jenn_ Jenn_

      Heh, that was the burning question I had, too, Lynn. At first I thought it was MacKay himself, and I was overjoyed to think he'd pull such a responsible move. Sadly, reality returned to me.

      Aaron, you sent those questions to MacKay and Natynczyk, right? Very good job! This is the kind of thing that makes me proud to have a Maclean's subscription.

      • http://intensedebate.com/people/sea_n_mountains sea_n_mountains

        yeah awesome questions Aaron. Any change of adding When were the redactions made?

  • DianeG

    Maybe you should have said – the response will be posted here IF it is received.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/sea_n_mountains sea_n_mountains

    you think it is easy making redactions?

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Jenn_ Jenn_

    No! How did you do that?

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/sea_n_mountains sea_n_mountains

      I am Peter MacKay.

      just joking of course (sorry if offended and of his staff you might be reading).

      the site use standard html formatting so it is (without the spaces!):

      < strike > your strike through text here < /strike > or < i > your italicized text here < /i >

      • http://intensedebate.com/people/Jenn_ Jenn_

        LOL. Thanks. So "strike" is the operative term. Good to know.

        • http://intensedebate.com/people/sea_n_mountains sea_n_mountains

          lol. indeed.

  • Herb

    Learned two things on the Day Before Christmas: 1) considering the questions asked, journalism still is practiced in some media, and 2) how to strike through in html!

    Happy Humbug to Aaron and all non-Neandercons!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/TJCook TJCook

    "No response has yet been received, but it will be posted here when it is."

    …assuming the response isn't an obscene suggestion regarding what Canadians can go do to themselves. Macleans is a family publication, after all.

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