Detainee torture reports reached Foreign Affairs

The Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin gave a testimony about possible torture victims captured by Canadian troops in Afghanistan last week and has recently sent a report to the office of foregin affairs about this same issue stating that government officials were well aware of the problem. Now, three generals are scheduled to appear before the committee Wednesday to give their version of events. Laurie Hawn, the parliamentary secretary to Defence Minister Peter MacKay, told CBC News he hasn't seen the letter clarifying the testimony and said the timing of when Colvin's emails were sent would play a role in whether MacKay, in his former role as foreign affairs minister, would have seen them.