OTTAWA—A Senate committee is launching an inquiry into the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. The Senate’s national defence committee has voted 7-5 on a motion from Conservative Sen. Jean-Guy Dagenais to examine the circumstances that led to the military’s second-in-command being suspended and charged with breach of trust. Conservatives had better luck Tuesday at the Senate committee, passing Dagenais’ motion with the support of independent Sen. Diane Griffin and unaffiliated Sen. David Richards. Read more:The committee is to conduct its inquiry and report to the Senate by no later than June 20. “What bothers me about this, they knew this but they let Vice-Admiral Norman go through this for two years.

Source: thestar May 29, 2019 01:07 UTC