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Cameramen not apparently entitled to enjoy holiday season with friends, family

The Canadian Press, Sun, Star, CBC and Canwest report from today’s unofficial meeting of the Afghanistan committee. In photos, the Sun documents the exit of a cameraman apparently sent by the Co… more →

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The pivotal paperwork (IV)

Aaron Wherry wrote 47 minutes ago: After a week without explanation as to why a reference to abuse was redacted from that 2006 field re … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Detainees, Peter MacKay, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers, Walter Natynczyk

Cameramen not apparently entitled to enjoy holiday season with friends, family

Aaron Wherry wrote 14 hours ago: The Canadian Press, Sun, Star, CBC and Canwest report from today’s unofficial meeting of the A … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Amnesty International, Detainees, Gar Pardy, Paul Champ, Richard Colvin, special committee on Afghanistan

Auld Lang Syne — 119 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 day ago: CBC, June 20, 2008. Prime Minister Stephen Harper pulled no punches on Friday in describing a carbon … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Carbon Tax, climate change, Environment, Stephen Harper

Sitting; less bull — 57 comments

Paul Wells wrote 1 day ago: Dianne Sawyer becomes the anchor of ABC World News; does not allow her newscast to become a carnival … more →

Tags: Inkless Wells

Happy holidays (II) — 8 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 day ago: Four years ago tomorrow, Stephen Harper made a campaign stop in Winnipeg, where he outlined his part … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Detainees, Gilles duceppe, Jack Layton, Jamey Heath, Ken Polk, Laurie Hawn

Happy holidays — 23 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 day ago: Laurie Hawn writes to inform the Afghanistan committee that Conservative members won’t be atte … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Detainees, Kevin Rowcliffe, Laurie Hawn, Michel Gauthier, Military Police Complaints Commission, MPCC

What the ministers were told — 71 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 2 days ago: The head of the International Red Cross is reported to have met with Peter MacKay, Gordon O’Co … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Detainees, Gordon O'Connor, ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter MacKay, Red Cross, Richard Colvinm

The year in Ignatieff — 81 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 4 days ago: The leader of the opposition does the end-of-year rounds, talking to the Canadian Press, Globe and M … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Bob Rae, Deficit, Employment, Jean Chretien, michael ignatieff, paul martin, ron Graham, Stephen Harper

Well, thank God for Prentice — 139 comments

Paul Wells wrote 4 days ago: From the Inkless emailbox, this news release from the PMO: STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA … more →

Tags: Inkless Wells, Prentice was synonymous with the negotiations, which is why nobody else noticed or mentioned him

Pretty please — 15 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 4 days ago: The opposition requested a meeting of the special committee on Afghanistan for next Tuesday and that … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Detainees, Richard Colvin, Rick Casson, special committee on Afghanistan, Torture, Transfers

Bless this mess — 16 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 4 days ago: In a two-part post—here and here—Kady O’Malley reviews all that has befallen Parliament’ … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Afghanistan committee, Committee, Detainees, gary goodyear, in and out, Joe Preston, Parliament

'The buck stopped nowhere' — 34 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 5 days ago: Global details the case of a detainee kept in extreme conditions while in Canadian custody and the a … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, david mulroney, Detainees, NATO, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers

Freedom and accountability — 40 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 5 days ago: David Eaves considers the implications of Richard Colvin’s accusations. When the most senior r … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, access to information, Afghanistan, David Eaves, Freedom of Information, Gil Shochat, Public Service, Richard Colvin, Torture

It's a wonderful life — 5 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 6 days ago: From 22 Minutes. … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Detainees, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers

In summary — 37 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 6 days ago: Canadian Press pulls together some of the more relevant bits from Richard Colvin’s letter to t … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Detainees, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers

Colvin responds (II) — 14 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 6 days ago: Richard Colvin’s letter to the Afghanistan committee is now available here. The Liberals sugge … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Detainees, Peter MacKay, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers

The Harper test for calling a commission of inquiry — 213 comments

Paul Wells wrote 1 week ago: Prime Minister Harper’s most prominent decision to call a commission of inquiry came in late 2 … more →

Tags: Inkless Wells, Karlheinz Schreiber, Stephen Harper

Colvin responds — 24 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: Richard Colvin sends his response to the special committee on Afghanistan. More from Canadian Press, … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Detainees, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers

Not tortured, merely insulted — 66 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: Laurie Hawn, amateur anthropologist, talking last night on CTV’s Power Play about the abuse of … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Afghanistan, Boston Bruins, CTV, Detainees, Faith, Islam, Laurie Hawn, Mike Milibury


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