Conservatives Backpedal From Moment of Honesty

Via the CBC: After correctly, if rather boldly, listing the United States and Israel as countries where prisoners might face torture and abuse. Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier is now rushing to backpedal calling the whole thing a mistake.

"I regret the embarrassment caused by the public disclosure of the manual used in the department's torture awareness training," he said in a statement released Saturday.

"The manual is neither a policy document nor a statement of policy," he said. "As such, it does not convey the government's views or positions.