Just wondering

Not that I endorse Brad Lavigne's choice of hashtags in spreading the word about the NDP's anti-torture bill. But let's ask this: if Lavigne hadn't included a jab at Michael Ignatieff in pointing it out, would commentators from any other party have so much as acknowledged that the bill exists?

Scary thought for the day

From Lawrence Cannon:

Mr. Wayne Marston (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, NDP):

Mr. Speaker, every other country that had nationals in Guantanamo fulfilled their basic obligations and got them out, every country but Canada.

Lieutenant Commander Bill Kuebler says that attempts over the past year and a half to speak to senior officials at the Prime Minister's office or in the Department of Justice or the Department of Public Safety have met with the same closed door. This is no way to treat a Canadian.

Will the Prime Minister commit today to raise the issue of Omar Khadr when he meets with President Obama next week?

Hon. Lawrence Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs, CPC):

Mr. Speaker, officials in my department have carried out regular discussions with both the defence and the prosecution in this case. I also want to point out that consular services have been offered to this individual. He is being treated as any other Canadian citizen in detention would be treated.

Now, it seems fairly obvious that Cannon is far off base. But considering the lengths the Cons have gone to in refusing to assist Khadr, how damning would his claim be if it's true?