At Parliamentary Committee this morning, Liberal MPs asked Canada's Information Commissioner to investigate the whitewashed freedom of information request on Afghan detainees.
He was asked to examine the role of Foreign Minister MacKay and his staff in removing key segments of a report on the torture of Afghan detainees that was released under Access to Information. This morning, Information Commissioner Marleau confirmed that he will investigate the document given to the Globe and Mail, which concealed references to mistreatment of detainees in Afghanistan.
"We've asked that Mr. Marleau determine why government officials would first deny the existence of such a report and then, later, release a whitewashed version of it," said Jim Peterson. Mr. Marleau was asked to compel the government to immediately make the full file public.
There are no legitimate reasons for this type of information to be concealed. Canadians have every right to know that we are meeting our international obligations, which prohibit us from transferring detainees into situations of torture and inhumane treatment.
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