Posted on 08/02/02
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Well, there's one thing you can say for Jean Chrétien. No, we take it back. There isn't.His outburst in the House of Commons on Wednesday was inexcusable, even in the heat of partisan anger. Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe asked a question many other Canadians have been asking: "Was the Prime Minister not imprudent in allowing the handover of prisoners [in Afghanistan] without having in advance obtained firm assurances that the Americans would respect the Geneva Conventions?"
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