Paul Wells: An unprecedented avalanche of public contempt got the fake inquiry turned into a real one. The question remains, what was Ottawa thinking?
Hundreds of people, led by family members of the victims, marched on the local RCMP detachment demanding a public inquiry into the April mass shooting
Paul Wells: A full judicial inquiry into the April shooting is now essential. It must be robust, with real power to get to the truth.
Yesterday’s House debate on an Afghanistan inquiry begins here, with contributions from Paul Dewar, Peter MacKay, Ujjal Dosanjh, Bob Rae, Jack Harris and Lawrence Cannon, among others. After turning to other business, the House resumed debate here. One argument of note: Peter MacKay would seem to agree with Gen. Michel Gauthier’s contention that the situation somehow falls outside the Geneva Conventions.
In case you were wondering, the House of Commons, by a vote of 146 to 129, approved the following motion this evening.
The NDP calls for a public inquiry and releases this timeline of events.
Funny you should mention the whole as-yet-nonexistent public inquiry into the Mulroney/Schreiber affair, Colleague Wells.