Mr. Speaker, what is important is that the government tells what it knew and when it knew it about the detainee abuse.
It is clear that General Rick Hillier knew about the reports. It is clear that he told CIDA, Foreign Affairs and the rest of the government about those reports. The fact is that on important matters the chief of the defence staff attends cabinet meetings in person.
How can the government continue to maintain its fiction that no one in government knew about Colvin's reports?