| OK, D. Article 10 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment says this: "Each State Party shall ensure that education and information regarding the prohibition against torture are fully included in the training of law enforcement personnel, civil or military, medical personnel, public officials and other persons who may be involved in the custody, interrogation or treatment of any individual subjected to any form of arrest, detention or imprisonment."
International treaty obligations are useless if they aren't enforceable domestically. The civil servants who drew up the manual were implementing Canada's international obligations. The Harper government has blocked that, which amounts to a breach of Canada's treaty commitments.
Look up the word "arbitrary".
"I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything."
-- Viscount Melbourne |