Good afternoon.
Like my colleague, I want to talk about The Globe and Mail articles.
On April 25, 2007, The Globe and Mail reported that the government was informed that “Extrajudicial executions, disappearances, torture and detention without trial are all too common” for detainees, and that the government had censored this information in documents released to the media.
Given these reports mentioned by The Globe and Mail, it is obvious you were aware of these allegations. You knew that transferred Afghan detainees were subject to abuse. What did you do? Why did you not act? Did you inform other members of the government of the situation? I feel there was some carelessness. Were you free to act? Were there any pressures or constraints that prevented you from stopping the transfer of detainees to these facilities where they were tortured?