November 25, 2009

Whistleblower backlash

There has been little other business on Parliament Hill since Richard Colvin's explosive testimony last week.

A senior intelligence officer at Canada’s embassy in Washington, Mr. Colvin told MPs that all captives Canadian soldiers transferred to local authorities ended up being tortured – even though many were likely innocent. He said he started red-flagging concerns for senior officials in Ottawa as far back as May 2006 – a year before the Conservatives acted on detainees.

Ever since, the Harper government has been trying to undermine the whistleblower's credibility as pressure builds to hold a public inquiry into the matter.

How do you read the situation? Is Mr. Colvin out of line? Are the Conservatives playing fair in this matter?

 

 

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