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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets a lot thrown at him. But in 2021 in southern Ontario, the CEO of the Peoples Party of Canada, a rival party, threw a handful of small rocks at him.
Unquestionably that should never have happened. There’s no room for that in our society. Charges were laid and the accused acknowledged what he had done. But as part of his defense, he wanted the Prime Minister called to give evidence at the trial.
Trudeau decided to challenge the subpoena and won his challenge. He wasn’t required to testify.
Normally a defendant is given every opportunity to defend themselves in a court of law including calling witnesses, but would the Prime Minister’s testimony have lent anything to the legal proceedings? Or was this an effort simply to try to gain political points?
Read Stephen’s blog on this story
Gardiner Roberts website https://www.grllp.com/
Email Gavin Tighe [email protected]
Email Stephen Thiele [email protected]
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets a lot thrown at him. But in 2021 in southern Ontario, the CEO of the Peoples Party of Canada, a rival party, threw a handful of small rocks at him.
Unquestionably that should never have happened. There’s no room for that in our society. Charges were laid and the accused acknowledged what he had done. But as part of his defense, he wanted the Prime Minister called to give evidence at the trial.
Trudeau decided to challenge the subpoena and won his challenge. He wasn’t required to testify.
Normally a defendant is given every opportunity to defend themselves in a court of law including calling witnesses, but would the Prime Minister’s testimony have lent anything to the legal proceedings? Or was this an effort simply to try to gain political points?
Read Stephen’s blog on this story
Gardiner Roberts website https://www.grllp.com/
Email Gavin Tighe [email protected]
Email Stephen Thiele [email protected]