Again, simply to build on what Professor Larocque has said, the United Nations Committee against Torture has specifically noted with respect to Canada that, as a subject of concern, there is an absence of effective measures to provide civil compensation to victims of torture in all cases.
We believe the context of this mention, coming after the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Bouzari, as well as the commentary that has followed this comment, for instance, articles in the Tort Law Review, clearly make the link between the position that courts have interpreted Canada as having in the State Immunity Act and the obligations under article 14 of the convention.