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Government given two weeks to release detainee documents

Speaker sends MPs back to committee break impasse

by macleans.ca on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4:03pm - 33 Comments

House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken has ruled the government must turn over uncensored versions of documents related to the transfer of Afghan detainees. Milliken has sent government and opposition MPs back to Parliament’s Afghanistan committee, giving them two weeks to work out an agreement under which the secrecy of the documents can be assured. Should they fail to come to an agreement allowing for the release of the documents, Milliken said he could find the government in contempt of Parliament.

Toronto Star

Tags: afghan detainee docs, Canada

http://intensedebate.com/people/danby danby

real accountability – good job Milliken!
John D

Prorogation in 13 days?
David B

Can you imagine if the truth got out to the world early in WW II about the Nazi's ? Torture is torture …. was then and it is now! Sad part is we the good guys should know better, apparently not eh.
kevin

aid and comfort to the enemy. good job, Parliament!
http://intensedebate.com/people/Halo_Override Halo_Override

I'm knitting them all slippers and gun cozies.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Gaunilon Gaunilon

Although you meant this as sarcasm, I think that is exactly what the Conservatives are going to do.
http://intensedebate.com/people/frenchie101 frenchie101

The Canadian Forces work for the in power government, whoever they may be, not for all opposition parties. To release sensitive military documents to opposition parties, who only goal is political gain, is dangerous and shameful>i ma not happy with a party, determined to break up cnada looking at them, thats for sure

I'd love to see an election called on this issue.Do you honestly think for one minute that Canadians favour Afghan terrorists over their own sons and daughters?
A. Gray

Our military does NOT work for any political party. The Prime Minister, unlike the President of the United States, does not have the power to place our country at war. The military is answerable to Parliament, that is, to the vote of all the members of parliament regardless of party. In a majority government, that vote will usually represent the wishes of the party in power, but in a minority parliament, they must have the support of some opposition parties.