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OTTAWA -- Canada has no plans to stop using information obtained through torture despite a damning report by the U.S. Senate that no good intelligence came from it during the early war-on-terror years.
The Opposition demanded Tuesday that the government reverse its decision to allow law enforcement and security agencies here to use CIA information gleaned through torture -- the brutal methods of which were laid out bare in the report Tuesday.
"(The Senate report) shows that so-called 'enhanced interrogation' techniques used on militants were 'ineffective' and 'never once produced information' which prevented a terrorist attack," NDP House leader Peter Julian asked in question period Tuesday. "Yet here in Canada, this Conservative government has repudiated basic Canadian values by issuing directives to CSIS, RCMP and the CBSA that allow them to use and share information obtained through torture.
"Will the government rescind these directives immediately?" Julian asked.
The response from Prime Minister Stephen Harper was brief.
"This has nothing whatsoever to do with the government of Canada," Harper said before taking his seat.
Canada is barely mentioned in the report, coming up only twice.
The issue of using information that came from torture has dogged the Conservative government in the past. In 2012, then-public safety minister Vic Toews defended the use.
"Information obtained by torture is always discounted," Towes said at the time. "But the problem is, can one safely ignore it when Canadian lives and property are at stake?"
ILLUS: Chris Wattie/REUTERS Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Harper brushes off demand JESSICA HUME, [email protected], NATIONAL BUREAU Dpulicates: Toronto Sun.com; Winnipeg Sun.com;Edmonton Sun.com; Calgary Sun.com; Ottawa Sun.com THE SAULT STAR (FINAL), A4, JESSICA HUME, [email protected], NATIONAL BUREAU THE BRANTFORD EXPOSITOR (FINAL), D2, 2014/12/10 JESSICA HUME, [email protected], NATIONAL BUREAU OTTAWA -- Canada has no plans to stop using information obtained through torture despite a damning report by the U.S. Senate that no good intelligence came from it during the early war-on-terror years. The Opposition demanded Tuesday that the government reverse its decision to allow law enforcement and security agencies here to use CIA information gleaned through torture -- the brutal methods of which were laid out bare in the report Tuesday. "(The Senate report) shows that so-called 'enhanced interrogation' techniques used on militants were 'ineffective' and 'never once produced information' which prevented a terrorist attack," NDP House leader Peter Julian asked in question period Tuesday. "Yet here in Canada, this Conservative government has repudiated basic Canadian values by issuing directives to CSIS, RCMP and the CBSA that allow them to use and share information obtained through torture. "Will the government rescind these directives immediately?" Julian asked. The response from Prime Minister Stephen Harper was brief. "This has nothing whatsoever to do with the government of Canada," Harper said before taking his seat. Canada is barely mentioned in the report, coming up only twice. The issue of using information that came from torture has dogged the Conservative government in the past. In 2012, then-public safety minister Vic Toews defended the use. "Information obtained by torture is always discounted," Towes said at the time. "But the problem is, can one safely ignore it when Canadian lives and property are at stake?" ILLUS: Chris Wattie/REUTERS Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday.
NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.