Speaking truth to power takes more courage than most can muster here

Four years after diplomat Richard Colvin began telling his superiors what they didn't want to hear, the coverup is complete.

Speaking truth to power takes more courage than most civil servants can muster. Diplomat Richard Colvin found that courage and is now discovering another durable reality: politicians are afraid to listen to what Canadians don't want to hear.

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