Just to disagree with you slightly, I don't think the incoming administration's view is that torture should be used in a highly limited and specific way; in the statements I've heard, he seemed to be endorsing it extremely broadly. Certainly I agree with everything that my colleague said in terms of repealing those ministerial directives.
I also want to add more broadly that I think that now is potentially a time when Canada can and should be exercising strong moral leadership on this issue when questions of international human rights law are being threatened in this kind of way. I think that Canada should take a very strong stand on that.
I'm glad you brought up the recent election with regard to this issue, because I think we can talk about the Arar commission and people being transferred to Syria, but when our closest intelligence partner is taking a stance like this, I think it does force some very significant questions on Canadians about what our moral duty is in terms of the way we conduct ourselves.