Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities John Baird speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 5, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

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  1. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff stands to vote in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 18, 2009. As expected, Canada's minority Conservative government easily survived a budget vote on Friday with the help of two opposition parties.
  2. Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa Tuesday Sept. 15 , 2009. Duceppe said his party will vote for the government's key budget bill Friday because there is nothing inherently wrong with it.
  3. A worker prepares the House of Commons for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14.
  4. A page arranges a desk in the House of Commons in preparation for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14.
  5. Canadian diplomat David Mulroney (C) prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  6. Canadian diplomat David Mulroney prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  7. Canadian diplomat David Mulroney prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  8. Canadian diplomat David Mulroney prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  9. Canada's Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009.
  10. Canada's Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009.
  11. Canada's former Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier (R) followed by retired Lieutenant-General Michel Gauthier (C) and Major-General David Fraser arrive to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in Ottawa November 25, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  12. Retired Lieutenant-General Michel Gauthier and Major-General David Fraser prepare to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in Ottawa November 25, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  13. Canada's former Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier (L) and Major-General David Fraser prepare to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in Ottawa November 25, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  14. Canada's former Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in Ottawa November 25, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  15. Canada's former Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in Ottawa November 25, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  16. Canada's former Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier (L) prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in Ottawa November 25, 2009. Also pictured are retired Lieutenant-General Michel Gauthier (C) and Major-General David Fraser. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.

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