I know, but as Minister Cannon has just said, the government has information indicating that the British are still transferring detainees.
The commander on the ground has to be satisfied, according to the laws that govern, that there is not a substantial risk of torture and that sufficient measures have been taken to address the issue. So there is on the one side a series of engagements the Government of Afghanistan has made with respect to how it will conduct itself in the handling of Canadian transferred detainees.
Second--and others can speak to this--there is capacity-building work to improve the quality not just of the prisons but of those who guard. We work very actively as a government, through correctional services and other officials, to try to build the justice capacity and the capacity of the members. The commander on the ground receives continuing reports of the monitoring visits and other information so he is satisfied, every time he makes a decision to transfer, there is not a substantial current risk that Canadian transferred detainees will be subjected to torture.
In summary, under the current arrangement there's a three-part strategy of trying to ensure that....
the focus is on the risks. We know that there are still risks. We can generally avoid those risks. However, Afghan officers and the government know very well that it is extremely important for Canada to have this agreement with them and that it be upheld.