Lawmakers reach deal in Afghan war row, avert election
Political parties on Friday resolved an impasse over the release of sensitive Afghan war documents that risked triggering a snap election, the New Democrats said.
House Speaker Peter Milliken last month gave the Conservative minority government and opposition parties two more weeks to agree to terms for releasing the top secret documents.
The documents are believed to contain evidence that Canada transferred prisoners to Afghan custody knowing they could be tortured, in violation of Canadian and international law.
Milliken warned if the deadline was not met he would find the government in contempt of parliament, which might have forced snap elections. He agreed at the final minute on Tuesday to an all-party request for three more days of negotiations. Continued
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