(The ship is no longer disputed, having been delivered, astonishingly in the world of military procurement, on time and on budget.) “The Department of Justice suggests if memos were sent to VAdm Norman, he should have them,” defence lawyer Christine Mainville told Ontario Court Judge Heather Perkins-McVey Thursday. So much for the old “no man is an island” wisdom; the state says Norman was that island. As Mainville told the judge, perhaps “Minister Brison has forgotten the RCMP investigation into his own leaking,” back in 2006. Brison was never charged, and his explanation, Mainville said, “was that all he was doing was saying something everyone already knew about.” Doh.

Source: National Post December 14, 2018 01:18 UTC