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Originally Posted by Smartcar
Well the Crown prosecutor told her it wasn’t a strong case but she went forward with it. Also she was upset that they were reopening the criminal investigation.
I already said I didn’t mean to suggest my opinion was in the judgment and that it was what I surmised based on the details I read in the judgment which had much more than was reported in the media.
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Just to make sure I’m understanding you correctly, are you suggesting that EM was the one who pushed for charges?
If so, I just wanted to clarify that in Canada, the decision to proceed with criminal charges rests entirely with the Crown. The complainant doesn’t have a say in whether a case goes to trial. I think that's common point of confusion with a lot of Canadians, especially as many of us are familiar with the US legal system (where in some parts of the country a complainant can push for charges or request that they be dropped).