General Walter Natynczyk

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In his letter to the Afghanistan committee late last week, Gen. Walter Natynczyk wrote that “Canadian Forces do not transfer individuals for the purposes of gathering information.” In a letter sent today, the NDP’s Paul Dewar and Jack Harris have asked Gen. Natynczyk to clarify this point.

Gen. Walter Natynczyk has written to the special committee on Afghanistan to outline the military’s account of one of the events referenced last week by Malgarai Ahmadshah.

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Rick Hillier declines to comment on this week’s events.

The most recent word, received just now from an official at National Defence, is that a response to the question raised yesterday is still being sought.

“This issue has long since been dealt with.”

The portion of the report that precipitated Natynczyk’s correction appears to have been redacted in 2007

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The CBC posts the field notes that apparently led to Walter Natynczyk’s statement this morning. The Globe posts a transcript of the General’s press conference, including his reading of the section commander’s report, which includes this sentence.

Jack Layton’s second and third questions today.

Richard Colvin’s lawyer tells the CBC that his client will be providing a written response to some of the subsequent testimony offered to the special committee on Afghanistan.