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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/absurdity-there-and-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/absurdity-there-and-here/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:54:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/absurdity-there-and-here/feed/ 0 The Harper government is disappointed with Hamid Karzai’s demand that all American-held detainees be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/absurdity-here-and-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/absurdity-here-and-there/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:05:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232477 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/absurdity-here-and-there/feed/ 0 The latest squabble over Afghan detainees, national security and access to information involves hairdos.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/goodbye-to-the-nds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/goodbye-to-the-nds/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:18:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229884 Hélène Laverdière.... Mr.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/goodbye-to-the-nds/feed/ 0 An interesting exchange—and perhaps even a straight answer—from Question Period yesterday. Hélène Laverdière.... Mr. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/and-so-we-come-full-circle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/and-so-we-come-full-circle/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:28:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/and-so-we-come-full-circle/feed/ 0 John Baird informed the House this morning that detainees in Afghanistan will now be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/compelling-evidence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/compelling-evidence/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:45:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219492 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/compelling-evidence/feed/ 3 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has released a report into the treatment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/meanwhile-at-the-federal-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/meanwhile-at-the-federal-court/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:27:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/meanwhile-at-the-federal-court/feed/ 5 A government appeal to limit the scope of an investigation by the Military Police... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/reading-the-documents-adventures-in-redaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/reading-the-documents-adventures-in-redaction/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:37:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200668 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/reading-the-documents-adventures-in-redaction/feed/ 4 Highlights from the recently released Afghan detainee documents http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/reading-the-documents-notification-policy-and-concerns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/reading-the-documents-notification-policy-and-concerns/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:32:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199158 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/reading-the-documents-notification-policy-and-concerns/feed/ 5 The documents tabled last week can be viewed in their entirety here. Herein, a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/26/this-is-the-week-that-was-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/26/this-is-the-week-that-was-3/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:18:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199068 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/26/this-is-the-week-that-was-3/feed/ 0 The Conservatives were bashful. And mysterious. And succinct. The House talked and talked and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/reading-the-documents-what-the-detainees-said/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/reading-the-documents-what-the-detainees-said/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:54:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199035 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/reading-the-documents-what-the-detainees-said/feed/ 0 Some noteworthy files, including memos that detail allegations of mistreatment http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/revealing-inconsistency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/revealing-inconsistency/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:37:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198944 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/revealing-inconsistency/feed/ 0 Terry Milewski notes two redaction curiosities in the latest raft of documents. Still, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/the-work-wasnt-done/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/the-work-wasnt-done/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:39:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198920 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/the-work-wasnt-done/feed/ 0 While the Prime Minister’s Office apparently declines to say whether the opposition leaders were... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/the-commons-two-words-to-say-so-much/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/the-commons-two-words-to-say-so-much/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:48:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198843 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/the-commons-two-words-to-say-so-much/feed/ 0 Would a Taliban prisoner by any other name seem just as evil? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/reading-the-documents-dfait-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/reading-the-documents-dfait-10/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:45:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198782 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/reading-the-documents-dfait-10/feed/ 0 The documents tabled today can be viewed in their entirety here. Herein, a series... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/tortured-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/tortured-math/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:35:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198774 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/tortured-math/feed/ 0 When Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird turned up at the podium yesterday afternoon, he... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/the-early-reviews/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/the-early-reviews/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:51:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198765 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/the-early-reviews/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press reviews some of what was disclosed in yesterday’s document release. —... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/reading-the-documents/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/reading-the-documents/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:24:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198758 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/reading-the-documents/feed/ 0 We've posted the trove of Afghan detainee documents online http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/the-likelihood-was-very-high/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/the-likelihood-was-very-high/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:42:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198746 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/the-likelihood-was-very-high/feed/ 0 Stephane Dion, the Liberal MP on the ad hoc committee, offers his take on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/the-documents/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/the-documents/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:09:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198720 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/the-documents/feed/ 0 The 4,000 pages of detainee documents have now been released to reporters. The first... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/this-concludes-the-work-of-the-ad-hoc-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/this-concludes-the-work-of-the-ad-hoc-committee/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:13:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198708 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/this-concludes-the-work-of-the-ad-hoc-committee/feed/ 0 The official release from Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on the tabling of documents... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/where-are-the-documents-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/where-are-the-documents-iii/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:38:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198681 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/22/where-are-the-documents-iii/feed/ 0 Documents related to the transfer of detainees in Afghanistan and the report of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/where-are-the-documents-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/where-are-the-documents-ii/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:39:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198425 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/where-are-the-documents-ii/feed/ 9 Sources tell the Sun that the first disclosures from the Afghan detainee document review... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/where-are-the-documents/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/where-are-the-documents/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:24:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/where-are-the-documents/feed/ 38 On April 14, midway through the election campaign, the two judges involved in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/rights-and-democracy-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/rights-and-democracy-2/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:33:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/rights-and-democracy-2/feed/ 41 Speaking at this weekend’s Conservative convention, Jason Kenney explains the Conservative ethos. “We don’t... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/the-first-test-of-the-new-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/the-first-test-of-the-new-parliament/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 17:41:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192267 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/the-first-test-of-the-new-parliament/feed/ 14 After announcing yesterday that Parliament will resume business on June 2, John Baird was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/the-detained-documents/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/the-detained-documents/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 21:28:41 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190791 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/the-detained-documents/feed/ 35 For 36 hours or so last month there was some interest in the review... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/what-they-should-have-known/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/what-they-should-have-known/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:47:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/what-they-should-have-known/feed/ 15 The Harper government is once more seeking to limit the purview of the Military... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/a-mid-april-surprise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/a-mid-april-surprise/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:00:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/a-mid-april-surprise/feed/ 9 Liberal Dominic LeBlanc says the detainee document review committee will soon be ready to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/mr-speaker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/mr-speaker/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:51:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179140 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/24/mr-speaker/feed/ 64 When the government falls tomorrow afternoon and Parliament is subsequently dissolved, Peter Milliken‘s time... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/an-ultimatum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/an-ultimatum/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:44:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/an-ultimatum/feed/ 12 Gilles Duceppe says if the Afghan detainee document review committee doesn’t produce disclosures in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/detained-and-transferred/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/detained-and-transferred/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:49:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=170800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/07/detained-and-transferred/feed/ 3 On Friday, the Defence Department released statistics on the number of individuals detained and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/this-is-our-final-opportunity-to-have-this-issue-taken-seriously/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/this-is-our-final-opportunity-to-have-this-issue-taken-seriously/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:35:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/this-is-our-final-opportunity-to-have-this-issue-taken-seriously/feed/ 11 Murray Brewster covers the last day of hearings at the Military Police Complaints Commission.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/the-process-is-a-serious-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/the-process-is-a-serious-one/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:29:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/the-process-is-a-serious-one/feed/ 46 From yesterday’s scrums after QP, here is Liberal defence critic Dominic LeBlanc’s response to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/the-enduring-impatience-of-new-democrats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/the-enduring-impatience-of-new-democrats/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:42:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163091 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/the-enduring-impatience-of-new-democrats/feed/ 31 Jack Layton calls out Michael Ignatieff and Gilles Duceppe. One year after Parliament voted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/how-many-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/how-many-ii/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:48:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/how-many-ii/feed/ 13 For the fourth consecutive day, Lawrence Cannon was pressed during QP to say how... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/how-many/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/how-many/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:21:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161168 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/how-many/feed/ 5 Aside from a fire alarm, Question Period was highlighted, if that’s the right word,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-commons-lawrence-cannons-lips-are-sealed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-commons-lawrence-cannons-lips-are-sealed/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:39:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160770 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/the-commons-lawrence-cannons-lips-are-sealed/feed/ 16 Whether Canada has transferred children to Afghan authorities, the government won't say http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/this-may-draw-attention-to-the-role-of-juveniles-in-the-afghan-conflict/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/this-may-draw-attention-to-the-role-of-juveniles-in-the-afghan-conflict/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:09:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/this-may-draw-attention-to-the-role-of-juveniles-in-the-afghan-conflict/feed/ 41 The CBC has obtained a briefing note for Defence Minister Peter MacKay which details... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/a-test-of-patience/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/a-test-of-patience/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:03:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153762 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/a-test-of-patience/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press gets the latest news, such as it is, from the Afghan... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/06/the-paper-trail-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/06/the-paper-trail-2/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:04:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151166 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/06/the-paper-trail-2/feed/ 0 While the Military Police Complaints Commission continues to go over what was known, what... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/23/in-the-interest-of-accuracy-and-transparency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/23/in-the-interest-of-accuracy-and-transparency/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:05:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/23/in-the-interest-of-accuracy-and-transparency/feed/ 0 Previously considered a matter of operational security, the Canadian Forces has now disclosed the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/what-we-now-know/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/what-we-now-know/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:17:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147291 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/what-we-now-know/feed/ 0 Detainee transfers were halted in May 2009 after an Afghan intelligence officer bragged of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/14/all-things-to-all-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/14/all-things-to-all-people/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:55:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138440 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/14/all-things-to-all-people/feed/ 0 Justice Frank Iacobucci, as noted, has been tabbed as one of the eminent jurists... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/14/your-eminent-jurists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/14/your-eminent-jurists/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:21:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/14/your-eminent-jurists/feed/ 0 The office of Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has announced the three eminent jurists charged... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/07/it-is-time-to-clear-up-this-matter-once-and-for-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/07/it-is-time-to-clear-up-this-matter-once-and-for-all/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:20:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137480 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/07/it-is-time-to-clear-up-this-matter-once-and-for-all/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister (of Britain) announces an inquiry into allegations of (British) complicity in...