Ms. Francine Lalonde (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ): Mr. Speaker, during his testimony before the Maher Arar inquiry, the Minister of National Defence said that Canada would have stepped up its efforts had the government known that Maher Arar was at risk of being tortured.
Mme Francine Lalonde (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ): Monsieur le Président, lors de son témoignage à la Commission d'enquête sur l'affaire Maher Arar, le ministre de la Défense nationale a affirmé que le Canada aurait intensifié ses efforts si le gouvernement avait su que Maher Arar risquait la torture.