Dr. François Larocque (Associate Professor and Director, National Program, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa, As an Individual) at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights

I can speak in either language, but sometimes my French brain takes over my English.

When Canada ratified the convention against torture the most immediate legislative action it took was to implement the criminal side of the equation. The crime of torture was added to the Criminal Code and universal jurisdiction was provided for it. However, it did not implement article 14 explicitly. This is what the UN Committee Against Torture noted in its report to us in 2005.