In a somewhat stunning reversal of his own comments yesterday when he said that no Afghan detainees, who had been in Canadian custody before they were handed over to Afghan forces, were tortured.  Today in a hastily convened press conference Canada's top general Walter Natynczyk revealed that new documents he found this morning contradict his original statements regarding the torture of one particular detainee handed off to Afghan forces and later tortured.  He read from the notes of the duty sergeant at the time which made reference to Canadian forces arresting an Afghan and taking photos of him before he was transferred to Afghan forces because it was widely feared that he and others would be tortured and or abused.

The General defended himself by wanting to be fully forthright with the media saying that the incident was unfortunate and he was responsible for it, although he said that the information was never handed up to him.  Due to the newly discovered evidence the general called for a new investigation into the matter by a board of inquiry.

Shortly after the General spoke, Michael Ignatief made his own comments on the newly discovered evidence revealed this morning, renewing the oppositions calls for a public inquiry because even if it means criticisms of the previous Liberal government.  

This could turn into a potential fire storm for the government who has been busy demonizing Diplomat Richard Colvin for his testimony, as well as claiming the government had no knowledge of abuse claims and then admitting they did receive reports.  I'm sure we'll see some sparks during question period today, but this parliamentary session ends on Friday so it remains to be seen how long the story can remain alive during the long, long holiday break.

Watch some of the questions taken by the General and some commentary on the CBC: