Jody Wilson-Raybould appears at the House of Commons Justice Committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. OTTAWA -- Glen Assoun's lawyer says the wrongfully convicted Halifax man suffered "every single day" as he waited to be exonerated for a murder he didn't commit -- a wait that was prolonged for months as his case sat on former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's desk.
But he said in an interview: "I can tell you this much, that Glen Assoun is 100 per cent factually innocent and he suffered every single day while he waited for his exoneration. I can say that Minister Lametti worked with dispatch to make sure that justice was done."earlier this month that Wilson-Raybould sat for 18 months on the findings of the Justice Department's criminal conviction review group, which recommended that a new trial be ordered for Assoun.
"As minister, I took potential wrongful conviction matters incredibly seriously. In order to deal with all such applications more thoroughly, effectively, and impartially, I appointed the Honourable Mr. Justice Morris Fish as special adviser on wrongful convictions in early December 2018. His role was designed to advise me -- as minister -- on applications under the criminal conviction review process, of which there were many.
Lametti acted swiftly on the group's advice, saying in his order for a new trial that he had determined "upon investigation that there are new matters of significance, as well as relevant and reliable information, that was not disclosed to Mr. Glen Assoun during his criminal proceedings." As a result of that investigation, Lametti said he is "satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
……because she only thinks of herself.
I hope Puglaas put this in her hurt feelings book.
That has ZERO to do with the corrupt behaviour of the PMO and SNC.
The media is just as corrupt as the liberal party themselves. This is vile and disgusting.
is raybould trans?
Enough she should get out of politics..period!
Why don’t the liberals just pour the slander in a colander. Couldn’t off more leaks.
And we have another leak meant to discredit JWR? This is what desperation looks like. KatiesOpEd LavScam FakeFeminist cdnpoli
OH MY GOD. Sounds like a typical process when dealing with any court issue! Does this make her a bad person too, worthy of political pressure ? NO! Is this a complaint because Omar’s file was moved to the top along with the massive cheque? I’d take her word anyway over Trudeau
And the price of tea in China is .....
Bet she is too worried
He was a white guy
Not only a traitor to her party but an incompetent disappointment!
Oh wow...cheese slice to the face of JWR....I’d say she was slightly busy at that time with the PMO’s squad!
How come this comes to light now shouldn't it have been told by the 1st month... Govt can't mislead ppl enuf lately
She was doubtlessly pre-occupied, fending off the endless harassment she was being subjected to by Wernick & Butts and Morneau’s Thugs, as well as Trudeau himself. Perhaps the Press should direct the blame where it belongs.
Well throw her under the bus like CBC. Dont be kissing up to liberals CTV.
Well nobody said she was a fabulous lawyer, did they? Hope there are repercussions for that laziness on her part.
17 years in prison, 4 1/2 years on parole, but Puglaas desk for months is a travesty. I see the smearing goes on unabated by Telford's jurno friends just as telford predicted they would
glen_mcgregor Your knees must be sore from bending down and kissing Trudeau's behind. Can't even think for yourself.
I'm sure she has more to say about that. SNCLavalin ONpoli TOpoli
$600M at work. Disgraceful
glen_mcgregor Another leak to jmbryden which glen_mcgregor of course re-tweets. The Liberal smear campaign of Puglaas is in full swing. They are committed and are activating the same collection of bought-and-paid-for journalists. Journalism ethics is an oxymoron. cdnpoli lavscam
The timing of this story is interesting...
Attempted distraction...Trudeau needs to resign
The Liberals and the media are trying as hard as they can to destroy JWR's credibility. Not going to work. cdnpoli
Trudeau paid for mud, hang your head you paid for journalist, sad this would not be a story if not used for a requested story
It supports a consistent pattern of incompetence by the former justice Minister.
Maybe performance was part of the reason for the shuffle.
The Opposition and many in the media built JWR into a saint for their own purposes, and their supporters believed it or simply approved of the lie. Now that the truth is coming out, these same people are crying smear.
humourme1234 I read that story, it was disgusting that she let him Wait, when he was clearly Proved Innocent.
Wow CTV, you are really trying to earn your millions of Liberal dollars aren't you. Quite shameful.
Smells like Liberal desperation
glen_mcgregor Interesting choice of headline. 🤮
Wonder how she's taking the pressure?
As AG she had more than just this man to deal with. Sometimes you have to put pressure on others, like she had to do to him, bc the AG is responsible to so many. It comes with working in high national positions. Must be frustrating for her to try & make that point to him/media 🤔
Do you really think that putting down of JWR will help Justin Trudeau ?
If true this is a travesty!
wow, the depths of Liberal transparency... does he think us so stupid (and his advisors so smart) as to not be able to connect the dots!? disgraceful 💩
but she was so busy avoiding trudope and his minions over snc.
Wow media is on full smear press of this woman
Wow this pm is a joke. And a bigger joke is CTV news. It’s so obvious that you’re liberal bias. Dumb and dumber
Ahh, the PMO grows more desperate every day.
Well, she is a politician.
And here it is.... CTV carrying Trudeau’s water. Nice smear campaign. F CTV, all day, every day.
Wow the PMO is desperate.
Quite clear Jutin only like women in two certain positions. Just like his father.
The PMO keeps on slinging mud. This article makes Joan Bryden (Canadian Press) complicit in the smear campaign.
Ok. But this isn’t the scandal that’s rocked our nation and JustinTrudeau government. Let’s stay on track and deal with one major scandal instead of trying to distract with something else.
Find out who they were and get to speak to a lawyer right away, this is unnecessaryly wilfull disregard of the A G of the persons personal life.
And the mud keeps coming. Taking reporters names and keeping track just to see where this goes. Seems to fit the JT strategy to date = keep trying different answers, reasons, stories etc. to see what may stick!!
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