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On Saturday, Smith told a radio broadcast audience that, following a CBC report that an unnamed staffer had emailed Crown attorneys, the public service, including the IT department, would try to track down the emails.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Because we’ve been so influenced by the States, I think that some people think that a premier has the same power as they do in the States of clemency or offering pardons,” Smith told the Shaun Newman“I’ve not observed that that’s the case in Canada. We just have a different criminal justice and different legal system, and once things have been handed over for prosecution, politicians have to be hands off.
“Smith’s actions undermine the rule of law, and it is disturbing to see that she does not understand that.”Smith’s own suggestion that she had spoken directly with prosecutors. So, in conclusion, Smith suggested she had spoken to the Crown about “new cases,” but the justice department said she hadn’t spoken about “any particular … legal matter.”that she had asked the justice ministry to ensure cases were in the public interest and had a high likelihood of succeeding.
hallenging prosecutors’ assessment and direction on cases stemming from the Coutts border blockades and protests.”The Coutts border blockades happened around the time that the Freedom Convoy had taken over downtown Ottawa. The key detail here is that from those protests came a number of charges — serious ones.
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