You mention also that in Canada in the year 2000 we criminalized, in effect, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Yet we did not pass parallel civil or remedial legislation. Governments tend to look to their departments of justice and foreign affairs for legal counsel on whether to undertake an issue of this kind. Have you had any discussions with the Department of Justice or the Department of Foreign Affairs on these matters? Have you noticed an evolution in their thinking? Maybe in the year 2000 they were not prepared to support something like this, but do you think that, given all the developments that you have described in the last decade, internationally and in the courts of Canada, they might now be more disposed to supporting this?
On March 8th, 2011. See this statement in context.