Canada's mission in Afghanistan has been brought to the foreground in Canadian politics again recently, this time in a particularly sour light. Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin testified last week, reporting possible torture of Afghan detainees by Canadian forces. Colvin said that he sent reports of the torture to the minister's (Peter McKay) office, but had no indication of whether or not the minister had received them. Peter McKay denies ever seeing the reports.
Recent polls of the Canadian public show that it is twice as likely (around 66%) for Canadians to believe Colvin's testimony than to view it with skepticism. The Canadian government has since said that they have faith in their generals, and are trying to get other versions of the story heard as well.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/11/25/colvin-harris-decima-poll.html
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