A second attempt to hold Parliamentary hearings into the collapse of the criminal case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman was successful late Tuesday as a handful of Independent senators voted in favour of a Conservative motion to hear him testify. It is known that a portion of the Crown's case rested on allegations Norman leaked cabinet secrets under the former Conservative government. "We have a good platform here to examine what happened to Vice-Admiral Norman and give him an opportunity to explain himself in public," said Conservative Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais, who sponsored the motion. We've [now] told Vice-Admiral Norman, 'Don't worry, no more accusations, you can go back to work.'" House committee declined to investigateThe Liberal-dominated House of Commons defence committee declined to investigate when the question was put to it on May 16.

Source: CBC News May 29, 2019 01:18 UTC