Well today may prove to be a boon for Jack Layton and his call for a Canadian withdrawal from the Afghanistan mission... all thanks to G.W. Bush
See the thing is a year ago when the controversy over the possible existance of "black sites" or secret prisons first came to light there was of course some concern here in Canada. There were alligations that CIA flights flew out of Newfoundland on the way to these "secret prisons"; there were concerns that legal rights violations and/or torture may be being used; and finally there were concerns that prisoners taken in Afghanistan by Canadian troops, and turned over to US authorities may be sent to these "secret prisons"... but thankfully the Canadian Parliament was assured by the Ambassador and later by Condi that these secret prisons did not exist, and that all prisoners were assured their legal rights
So as you can understand Bush's little revelation about the secret prisons today can lead to some further challenges to the Harper government's cooperation with US policy, in Afghanistan in regards to prisoner rendition. Further it may lead to more calls for a debate about future of Canadian cooperation in the Afghanistan mission if the United States remains the primary instigator of policy...