Gar Pardy, retired ambassador and Director General of Consular Services, was interviewed on [i]The National[/i] this evening. Here's what he said about Peter MacKay's assault on Richard Colvin:
I can't think of another case where a public servant has been attacked in this way.
Asked about culpability on the part of those who handed over detainees, or knew of the risk of torture and did nothing:
Individuals who aid and abet in torture are also liable for prosecution under this section of the Criminal Code. [...] Liable in Canada under Canadian law.
These are from my notes. You can watch the broadcast [url=http://www.cbc.ca/thenational/watch/][color=red]here[/color][/url] - the Colvin affair is the first item, starting with Natynczyk's comments.