T Stig: I am not easily offended, but this comment crosses a line.  I suspect you meant it as a joke, but you missed the mark, in my opinion.

When the Canadian government, which represents us as Canadians, sends a Canadian citizen to a foreign country knowing that torture is the likely result, there is absolutely no doubt that we owe that person some compensation.  To suggest that it is a matter of causing offense, as opposed to subjecting the man to gruesome torture, is truly offensive.