from the conservative party today:
During this witch-hunt against Mark Norman, we found out that the government had coached witnesses, used codenames in email exchanges to avoid access to information requests, and withheld the key documents that eventually exonerated Norman.
This politically motivated prosecution – or rather persecution – of Mark Norman has impacted his family and his career, and the least the government owes him is an apology. Yesterday, Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt called on the House of Commons to: “recognize Vice-Admiral Mark Norman for his decades of loyal service to Canada, express regret for the personal and professional hardships he endured as a result of his failed prosecution and apologize to him and his family for what they experienced during their legal conflict with government.”
But Justin Trudeau and his Defence Minister, Harjit Sajjan, slinked out the side door right before the motion. That’s right they couldn’t even be bothered to stick around for the apology they owe Mark Norman. This whole case has been politically motivated since day one, and Justin Trudeau has been leading the charge. This is shameful behavior, and is damning of a Prime Minister who sees our laws and institutions as something he can manipulate for his own political gain.
Justin Trudeau can’t just run away from the consequences of his actions! Conservatives will hold him to account for his misconduct in the Mark Norman case and all his other scandals.