Key developments in the Afghan detainees story
CBC News | Posted: March 16, 2010 4:10 PM | Last Updated: April 13, 2010
CBC coverage of the allegations and the political fallout
April 2010
March 2010
- March 25: New Afghan detainee documents released
- March 15: NDP tables torture-prevention bill
- March 11: Canada wanted Afghan army to keep detainees
- March 10: Liberals feared Abu Ghraib-type detainee scandal: source
- March 10: Afghan detainee torture risk raised in 2005
- March 9: Harper downplays Afghan torture memo
- March 8: Ottawa anticipated Afghan torture allegations: memo
- March 5: Canada wanted Afghan prisoners tortured: lawyer
January 2010
Dec. 2009
- Dec. 11: Lives at risk if Afghan info released: Day
- Dec. 9: Top general changes story on Taliban suspect
- Dec. 8: Abused suspect not detained by Canadians: general
- Dec. 8: Ex-diplomats decry government's attack on Colvin
- Dec. 8: No legal block on Afghan detainee info: expert
- Dec. 3: Government wanted quick Afghan detainee transfers
- Dec. 2: No physical evidence detainees tortured: official
- Dec. 1: Detainee documents to be handed over: Cannon
November 2009
- Nov. 30: PM attacked detainee transfer critics: Rae
- Nov. 27: Afghan prison concerns known in 2006: MacKay
- Nov. 26: Former Afghan adviser denies trying to muzzle Colvin
- Nov. 26: N.B. military widow feels betrayed by government
- Nov. 26: Colvin's testimony true: former Afghan MP
- Nov. 25: Suspects in Canadian soldiers' deaths handed to Afghans
- Nov. 25: Afghan detainee handling concerned Red Cross
- Nov. 25: Colvin testimony on torture 'ludicrous': Hillier
- Nov. 25: Colvin says he sent torture reports to minister's office
- Nov. 24: Don't muzzle testimony in detainee issue: PM
- Nov. 24: Amnesty wants inquiry on detainee issue
- Nov. 23: Red Cross told late about prisoner transfers
- Nov. 23: Detainee transfers halted 3 times in 2009, feds say
- Nov. 20: Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony
- Nov. 20: Hillier didn't hear detainee torture allegations
- Nov. 19: Afghan detainee issue makes news in China
- Nov. 19: Tories reject call for Afghan torture inquiry
- Nov. 18: All Afghan detainees likely tortured: diplomat