Cabinet documents to be submitted to judge in Norman case to determine relevancy
OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to give a judge the chance to review thousands of documents including cabinet secrets to decide which ones are relevant to the politically charged case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.
The Liberals have been accused of withholding secret documents in the case against one of the military’s most senior leaders whose criminal trial is expected to run through next year’s election.
On Friday morning, a federal lawyer told an Ottawa courtroom the government intends to provide the documents — approximately 135,000 files — in short order.
“We’re taking all steps to get all the documents located,” said Justice Canada general counsel Robert MacKinnon, noting the files come in various formats from various departments.