Re: Obamabastic !!
You need tpo revamp your military ! Most Nato countries were or are in Afghanistan, including us Canadians (of which hundreds have been killed).
Yet, you don't hear bad things other Nato military soldiers have done - because they don't !
What's wrong with American soldiers / American military ?
We would have loved to know more about Canada's role in handing over prisoners to Afghanese torturers/interrogators, but Stephen Harper once again, cried to the Governor General to shut down Parliament. After the Governor General called up the Queen to find out what she wanted to do, the Governor General did shut down parliament.
Canadian Afghan detainee issue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
from the article:
Opposition MPs in the House of Commons began calling for all documents the government possessed regarding the detainee issue to be made public since Richard Colvin’s testimony in November 2009. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon assured the House of Commons that the documents would be handed over to a special committee in charge of looking into the issue.[SUP][36][/SUP] "There's a mandatory obligation on public officials to ensure that when information is released that it is in compliance with the Canada Evidence Act [to avoid security risks]," according to Minister of Defence Peter MacKay. However, opposition MPs and other critics stated that this was an absurd argument, as Parliament has the constitutional right to have access to the documents uncensored.[SUP][37][/SUP] On December 10, 2009, the House of Commons passed a motion requiring the release of unredacted documents concerning the Afghan detainees to the committee hearing the issue.[SUP][38][/SUP][SUP][39][/SUP] However, the government refused to abide by the motion. Critics repeated that the government was violating the Constitution of Canada and will be in contempt of Parliament if it continued to refuse to release uncensored documents regarding the Afghan detainee issue.[SUP][40][/SUP][SUP][41][/SUP]
A select group of MPs and an independent panel of 3 jurists are responsible for determining what documents are relevant to allegations of detainee abuse, and how to release them to the public.[SUP][42][/SUP]
On December 30, 2009, Parliament was put on hold, or 'prorogued' at the request of the Prime Minister. According to his spokesman, he sought this prorogation to consult with Canadians about the economy.[SUP][43][/SUP] The move caused cries from opposition MPs who labelled it as an attempt to "muzzle parliamentarians amid controversy over the Afghan detainees affair."[SUP][43][/SUP] Prorogation prevented the parliamentary committee from continuing to probe the issue. Although informal committee meetings continued, they had no power to compel testimony or grant immunity, and Conservative MPs would not be represented.[SUP][44][/SUP][SUP][45][/SUP]
