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CSIS agents wrote to and travelled secretly to Egypt to interrogate a jailed Toronto man and “likely contributed indirectly” to his torture ordeal there, new information revealed Tuesday. The damning details were contained in a supplemental report released by former Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci after federal objections to disclosures about Ahmad Elmaati’s fate were “resolved” in court. The government fought for more than a year over whether their release would harm national security. The report shows the fruits of CSIS interviews with Elmaati in December 2002 were shared with the RCMP and two unnamed foreign agencies. It also shows a “don’t ask” approach on the part of CSIS to the risk of torture faced by Elmaati. CSIS travelled to question Elmaati in mid-December 2002, where he had been tra...