CBC: Tories fail to appoint military complaints chair

[tuvor]

The federal government has yet to appoint a new full-time chairperson to oversee the Military Police Complaints Commission, raising questions among critics about the future of public hearings into the alleged torture of Afghan prisoners.

It has been a month since Peter Tinsley ended his tenure as head of the commission, which is looking into what military police knew or should have known about the treatment of prisoners captured in Kandahar.

Often-delayed public hearings are set to resume in Ottawa on March 22, but it remains unclear who will be at the helm or whether the military watchdog agency will be forced into yet another postponement.

An interim commissioner, Glenn Stannard, was appointed in mid-December and officials say all preparations for the inquiry continue.

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/01/12/military-commission-chairperson012.html

[HeresyLives]

1. I think it will always remain 'unclear'.

This is not something Harper wants to pursue.