Yesterday in scrums, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff attempted to dismiss charges of hypocrisy against him, by challenging reporters to examine his well known statements about the appropriate use of torture:
"I did twenty minutes [sic] of journalism on protecting human rights, I have no explanations to make here, I have always been against torture. If you would take the trouble to read what I have said, you will see that it's a terrible accusation." – Michael Ignatieff, CTV News Channel, 23 November 2009
Okay. Let’s take him up on that:
ON WHEN TORTURE ISN’T EVIL