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		<title>How Much Accountability is Necessary and Do Canadians Care About the Afghan Torture Story?</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/25/how-much-accountability-is-necessary-and-do-canadians-care-about-the-afghan-torture-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Painter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://informedvote.ca/?p=1679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my honest opinion, this constant reframing of the governments narrative calls into question the complicity of senior PMO officials, ministers and even the Prime Minister.  There are simply too many questions unanswered here.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/20/canada%e2%80%99s-afghan-mission-continues-to-raise-serious-questions-about-whether-we-are-part-of-the-solution-or-part-of-the-problem/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Canada’s Afghan Mission Continues to Raise Serious Questions About Whether we are Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem'>Canada’s Afghan Mission Continues to Raise Serious Questions About Whether we are Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem</a> <small>Disturbing allegations regarding the treatment of Taliban prisoners captured by...</small></li><li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/12/16/canadas-prime-minister-stephen-harper-faces-skepticism-regarding-climate-change-and-afghan-torture/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Canada&#8217;s Prime Minister Stephen Harper Faces Skepticism Regarding Climate Change and Afghan Torture'>Canada&#8217;s Prime Minister Stephen Harper Faces Skepticism Regarding Climate Change and Afghan Torture</a> <small>In a span of just a few short weeks, Stephen...</small></li><li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/16/to-read-a-memo-or-not-allegations-of-torture-left-unread-by-stephen-harper/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: To Read a Memo&#8230;OR NOT &#8211; Allegations of Torture Left Unread By Stephen Harper'>To Read a Memo&#8230;OR NOT &#8211; Allegations of Torture Left Unread By Stephen Harper</a> <small>Isn’t it great to know that the people running this...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Canada’s Afghan Mission Continues to Raise Serious Questions About Whether we are Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/20/canada%e2%80%99s-afghan-mission-continues-to-raise-serious-questions-about-whether-we-are-part-of-the-solution-or-part-of-the-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Ramphal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disturbing allegations regarding the treatment of Taliban prisoners captured by Canadian forces in Afghanistan have resurfaced this week, after Parliamentary testimony by Richard Colvin, the second highest ranked member of Canada’s diplomatic service in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2007.

Colvin appeared before a special Commons committee on Wednesday November 18, 2009 and steadfastly reaffirmed previous statements [...]


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		<title>To Read a Memo&#8230;OR NOT &#8211; Allegations of Torture Left Unread By Stephen Harper</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/16/to-read-a-memo-or-not-allegations-of-torture-left-unread-by-stephen-harper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://informedvote.ca/?p=1035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Isn’t it great to know that the people running this country can’t even be bothered to read a memo regarding allegations of torture?  Apparently memos addressed to Senior Military Officers and Foreign Affairs between 2006 and 2007 (16 in total) were never seen by Stephen Harper or then-Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay.  Wow, [...]


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		<title>Waiting for Obama is Torture</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/01/14/waiting-for-obama-is-torture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Mcloughlin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://informedvote.ca/?p=489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I find myself dangerously knee-jerk in my defence of Obama. Sunday night’s CTV coverage of his interview with George Stephanopoulos failed to use the exact soundbite that would have justified Sandi Renaldo’s intro to the piece, in which she announced Obama was now waffling on the promise to prosecute torturers no matter how high up [...]


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