Summary
The Liberals focused the need for a public inquiry into the Afghan torture allegations and requested that the Minister of National Defence resign. The Bloc focused on the need for the Defence Minister to resign. The NDP asked about the need for a full public inquiry into the Afghan torture allegations and Canada’s position in Copenhagen.
Other Liberal questions included:
- Rationale for the attacks on Richard Colvin
- Source of new evidence that the Chief of Defence Staff released this morning
- Cuts to international human rights organizations such as Kairos
- Need for binding arbitration in the federal museum strike
Other Bloc questions included
- Defamation of Richard Colvin
- Need for a public inquiry into the Afghan torture allegations
- Canada’s plan for Copenhagen
- Responsibility of the government for First Nations education
Other NDP questions included:
- Funding for NGOs such as Alternatif and Kairos
- Impacts of the HST imposition on natives
- Investigation into the RCMP inquiry into the Dziekanski taser incident
Government questions included:
- Work-sharing program
- Bilingualism at the Olympics
- Consumer safety bill C-6
