The decision was announced by Crown prosecutor Jelena Vlacic first thing Monday morning, in advance of the defence starting to call its witnesses. Last month, Stronach went to trial on 12 charges in all, including some that predate 1983 when Canada’s sexual assault criminal regime was updated to eliminate the charge of rape. One of the dropped complainants described knowing Stronach because her father had been friends with him, and their families had visited together at the Stronach home. It was the following day that this witness came in wanting to apologize for lying about not reading the article. Defence counsel suggested this sexual encounter did in fact happen, and that the witness regrets it.

Source: National Post March 09, 2026 18:29 UTC