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Canadian Government rejects apology for torture victims
October 21, 2009 – 2:27 pm | No Comment
Canadian Government rejects apology for torture victims

By JIM BRONSKILL
OTTAWA – The federal government has rejected a call from MPs to compensate three Canadians tortured overseas.
In a response issued late Monday, the government said it “would be inappropriate” to do so …

Questions linger a year after damning torture report
October 20, 2009 – 11:39 am | No Comment
Questions linger a year after damning torture report

By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – Canada’s spy agency has explicitly told its officers to describe people in “a fair and precise manner” when passing information to other countries – especially ones with …