CBC: Tories skip Afghan committee meeting

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An emergency meeting of the special Commons committee on Afghanistan could not go ahead Tuesday when all seven Conservative members failed to show up.

The committee, which is looking into what Canada knew about alleged abuse of prisoners in Afghan jails, requires a quorum of seven members. The no-show by Conservative MPs left it with just six.

The Liberal, NDP and Bloc Québécois members invited the media into the room to show them the empty chairs and talked informally among themselves.

However, no clerk was present and nothing was accomplished in terms of deciding what witnesses to hear from next or in scheduling future meetings.

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/12/15/afghan-committee-boycott.html