Afghanistan committee  Certainly as was outlined in the Amnesty case, it is the policy of both NATO and Canada, obviously, to transfer to Afghan authorities. With respect to the numbers, again I do not have that information, and again there would be witnesses who would be better situated to answer that

Afghanistan committee  One of the challenges with respect to, particularly, contemporary armed conflicts is that so few are between states. The vast majority of the treaty law is with respect to one state fighting another state. With respect, for instance, to the four Geneva conventions, and in particu

Afghanistan committee  I have the greatest respect for this committee and for the House of Commons. I am certainly here and, as I mentioned in my opening remarks, prepared.... I have outlined the legal framework, and I am fully prepared to answer questions with respect to the legal framework to assist

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Dosanjh, again, it's Brigadier-General Watkin, and the--

Afghanistan committee  I'm certain, sir. With respect to information I may or may not have seen, again, it would have been in my capacity as a legal adviser to the crown, and therefore I have to maintain both my professional ethical obligations and my legal obligations to protect that privilege, to cl

Afghanistan committee  My involvement in this file has been exclusively in my capacity as a legal adviser to the government.

Afghanistan committee  My involvement in this file has been as a legal adviser to the Government of Canada, and that involvement is covered by solicitor-client privilege.

Afghanistan committee  As a legal counsel...I believe, sir, you may be a lawyer....

Afghanistan committee  Again, my involvement in the file has been as a legal adviser to the Government of Canada, and as you can well appreciate, I have significant ethical and legal—

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Dosanjh, in respect of my performance as a lawyer, instructions that I receive and advice that I give are covered by privilege.

Afghanistan committee  The scope of solicitor-client privilege includes communications with clients. The government is my client.

Afghanistan committee  If you're asking if I read the papers, the answer is yes, I do.

Afghanistan committee  In terms of what I may have reviewed in my capacity as a lawyer, it would be covered by--

Afghanistan committee  You would have to show it to me, sir, for me to know for sure what that article is and what it says.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, colleagues.... good afternoon. I would like to thank the members of the committee for inviting me to briefly describe the legal framework for the transfer of detainees to the Government of Afghanistan. I will first briefly describe the rol