So I was reading in the Toronto Sun today a pretty good article (I know, seldom are good articles found in the Sun) on what transpired on Parliament Hill this past week.
The Speaker of the House of Commons ruled that the government must open up and disclose documents to opposition MP's. Those documents relate to Afghanistan and possibly the treatment of Afghan citizens detained by the Canadian Armed Forces on suspicion of being terrorists. He gave all the political parties until May 11 to reach a compromise. If no compromise is made, then some Ministers like the Defence Minister can be imprisoned by Parliament for being in contempt!
Unfortunately I think no good will come from this. The opposition parties only want the documents to bleed support from the governing Conservatives. That's their only motivation. My concern is that these documents will put the safety of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan at risk.
What does everyone else think?
The Speaker of the House of Commons ruled that the government must open up and disclose documents to opposition MP's. Those documents relate to Afghanistan and possibly the treatment of Afghan citizens detained by the Canadian Armed Forces on suspicion of being terrorists. He gave all the political parties until May 11 to reach a compromise. If no compromise is made, then some Ministers like the Defence Minister can be imprisoned by Parliament for being in contempt!
Unfortunately I think no good will come from this. The opposition parties only want the documents to bleed support from the governing Conservatives. That's their only motivation. My concern is that these documents will put the safety of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan at risk.
What does everyone else think?
