Archive | July, 2007

DND critic wants answers on defence surveillance

DND critic wants answers on defence surveillance David Pugliese CanWest News Service Thursday, July 26, 2007 OTTAWA — An analyst who has spoken out against the Afghanistan war as well as criticized Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Rick Hillier is demanding an explanation from Defence Minister Gordon O’Connor about why officers kept tabs on him […]

NDP: Gen. Hillier is undermining democracy

Gen. Hillier is undermining democracy The Ottawa Citizen Mon 23 Jul 2007 Alexa McDonough MP Re: Military tried to cover up file on outspoken critic, July 13. The Harper Government appears to be using the Department of National Defence to fight two wars — one in Afghanistan, and another against concerned citizens who dare to […]

Liberal Party Demands Resignation of Defence Minister and Renews Call for Access to Information Investigation

http://www.liberal.ca/story_12981_e.aspx Liberal Party Demands Resignation of Defence Minister and Renews Call for Access to Information Investigation July 17, 2007 MONTREAL – Prime Minister Stephen Harper must immediately replace Defence Minister Gordon O’Connor and must take immediate steps to restore the public’s access to information about Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan, said Liberal Defence Critic Denis Coderre […]

Edmonton Journal: Unbeknownst to the crowd, Staples was already a watched man

Here is a column that appeared in the Edmonton Journal, and later the Ottawa Citizen, by Journal columnist Sheila Pratt. Sheila Pratt must have attended the presentation I delivered a year after the controversial Halifax speech that was secretly monitored by the Department of National Defence. In February 2007 I was in Edmonton at the University of Alberta on a panel with […]

National Defence defends itself

DND has been running its own spin operation to try to limit the impact of the Ottawa Citizen story, and later Lawrence Martin’s column. This letter appeared in the Globe and Mail. – Steve No monitoring here The Globe and Mail Mon 23 Jul 2007 Letter To The Editor Jamie Robertson Lieutenant-Colonel, Department of National Defence Re Lawrence Martin’s […]