Political staffers who refused to testify could face jail time

The House Access to Information Committee ran out of time to finish a report on the non-appearance of political staffers but will bring the issue to the House of Commons this fall.

A fight over Afghan detainee documents threatened to break down Parliament last session and the issue of access to information is likely to rear its ugly head again this fall as one of two committees faced with the unprecedented non-appearance of political staffers as witnesses is set to report t...

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