According to reports, Prime Minister Harper, Defence Minister O’Connor, and General Hillier all knew about the torture of Afghan prisoners – and tried to hide it. …
Afghanistan
NDP tables its own Afghanistan motion
Confusion seems to be widespread amongst progressives today with the media reports saying that “The NDP voted with the Conservatives” to defeat the Liberal motion …
What was Stéphane Dion thinking?
All of the news media is reporting the result of last night’s vote on the Liberal motion on Afghanistan: It was defeated with 150 opposed …
Strange Bedfellows
There’s an ancient Greek apothegm that says “the best is the enemy of the good”. This bit of classical wisdom was clearly displayed Tuesday when the NDP …
Afghan Prisoner Torture Scandal: War Crimes
The allegations are shocking: prisoners taken by our soldiers in Afghanistan are handed to local Afghan authorities and are subjected to a living hell of …
The defence lobby's counter-offensive
The right wing defence lobby launched a counter-offensive against our work to push for a parliamentary debate on the failing military mission in Afghanistan. From …