Ottawa’s ‘offensive’ stand on detainee documents stuns inquiry

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Ottawa’s ‘offensive’ stand on detainee documents stuns inquiry

Steven Chase

Ottawa — The Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2010 10:12AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2010 11:31AM EDT
The federal government appears to be stalling in the face of demands for records from a civilian-run watchdog’s probing Canada’s handling of Afghan prisoners.

A government lawyer today refused to even set a date for handing over a specific set of records requested by the Military Police Complaints Commission.

“The documents will be given to your counsel when they are good and ready,” Justice Department lawyer Alain Prefontaine told the complaint commission.

The tone of Mr. Prefontaine’s response prompted astonishment from Glenn Stannard, the acting chair of the commission.
“I find that to be close to offensive, not only to this panel but also to the public,” Mr. Stannard said. “The government of Canada can’t tell us how long it’s going to take to get the documents?”


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The sheer arrogance of that is breath-taking.