Afghanistan committee set to probe the wrong issue

The focus of this parliamentary inquiry should instead be on how Canada got itself into such a botched mess in the first place.

The new committee will look at Canada’s failure to have a plan in place to evacuate those Afghans who had assisted Canadian troops during their decade-long participation in that conflict, but that’s not all MPs should look at, writes Scott Taylor.DND photograph by MCpl Genevieve Lapointe

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

December 13, 2021

OTTAWA—Last week, the House of Commons passed a Conservative motion to establish a committee to investigate Canada’s handling of what has been dubbed the “Afghanistan Crisis.” While the Trudeau minority government opposed the creation of this committee, the motion was supported by the Bloc ...

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