Mr. Speaker, according to Global, General Hillier read the diplomat's reports describing the mistreatment that awaited detainees who were turned over to the Afghan authorities. According to the general, as early as the fall of 2007, CIDA, Foreign Affairs and the rest of the government were well aware that detainees risked being tortured.
The general insists that information about detainees circulated constantly within the government. How can the minister claim that Hillier knew and he did not?