Military Police Complaints Commission chastises government over delayed Afghan detainee documents

Glenn Stannard has also called in the deputy minister of the Foreign Affairs Department and a top Canadian Forces general to answer questions this week about reasons for the delay.

The chair of an inquiry into the role of Military Police in Afghan detainee transfers by Canadian soldiers has "basically adjourned" the hearings for at least the next two weeks because of the government's refusal to provide crucial documents, says one of the lawyers at the inquiry.

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