The opposition parties aren’t agreed as to whether Justice Frank Iacobucci, or seemingly any independent advisor or arbiter, should have a role in Parliament’s review of detainee documents. Meanwhile, Gen. Walter Natynczyk, the chief of the defence staff and a man the Defence Minister seems to trust, is asked if he’s worried about detainee documents being reviewed.
The government is accused of delivering “two boxes of contempt” to Parliament
The government sent up Tom Lukiwski this morning to table some 2,500 pages of apparently redacted documents apparently related to the issue of Afghan detainees. The opposition parties are unimpressed.
Overviews of this morning’s events from the Canadian Press, Sun, Canwest and CBC.
The opposition persists in its questions and the government insists on dismissing those queries
The government releases Frank Iacobucci’s terms of reference, the opposition is unpersuaded.
“Having indirectly congratulated himself, Harper basked in whatever kind of victory this amounted to”
Liberals cry out for “nothing but the truth” in detainee scandal
Questions of mandates, trust and rendition
Michael Ignatieff sends an open letter to the Prime Minister.