Category Archives: Project Truth

Where does solicitor-client privilege fit into the equation?

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Hearings resume at 0930 hours(9:30 am) this morning, Thursday, 08 January 2009.  Assistant Crown attorney Alain Godin will take the stand. Godin is the Crown who lost the Harvey Latour prosecution because he had no proof that Harvey Latour had … Continue reading

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God help us!

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I want to cry.  I want to gag. This is sickening. Was anyone out there watching Cornwall Crown attorney Murray MacDonald’s testimony? I can not believe my ears.  This man has just been promoted?  He’s going to be regional Crown … Continue reading

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The bewitching hour

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Hearings resumed at 0900 hours (9:00 am)this morning, Thursday, 04 December 2008.  Retired Detective Inspector Pat Hall’s examination-in-chief continues. Hearings wrapped up bang on schedule yesterday.  The commissioner said “It’s 4:30.” Engelmann asked Hall:  “How are you doing, sir?” Hall … Continue reading

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What consitutes a ring?

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At the commissioner’s request, an early lunch break today. Hearings resumed at 1345 hours (1: 45 pm) We heard this morning that Pat Hall really didn’t think that the evidence of Claude Marleau constituted a paedophile ring.  Indeed Hall has … Continue reading

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The agony

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OPP Detective Inspector Tim Smith took the stand around 12 noon.  In no time, another dandy tid bit.  It implies Larocque knew that the 32,000 obliged David Silmser not to bring charges against Father Charles MacDonald. According to Smith’s notes,  … Continue reading

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Yes, there WAS a ring

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Well, not quite finished at 2:30 pm this afternoon, but finished for the day regardless.   The commissioner was not amused! All headed off for the planes, trains and automobiles.   When Dupuis will wrap up is a question mark.  He has … Continue reading

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Disorganized confusion

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Hearings resume at 0930 EST (9:30 am) this morning, Thursday 22 November 2007. I think Douglas Seguin will be taking the stand.  Seguin is a brother of the late Ken Seguin, the Roman Catholic ex-seminarian turned probation officer who committed … Continue reading

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Storm the gates of Heaven

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Today’s the day. 10 am(Tuesday 09 October 2007). Perry Dunlop will be back in the Weave Shed courtroom coliseum to face the hungry pride. We’re back where we were on 17 September 2007. This time, one way or the other, … Continue reading

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What am I missing?

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I’ve been pondering the process at Weave Shed.  I truly would like to say something positive but find that the longer this goes on the more I am convinced you just can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s … Continue reading

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Clerical sexual abuse victim’s ex-wife testifies

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Strange.  It doesn’t matter how often you hear the story, or from whom or about whom, the horrific, long-term and virtually stereotypical impact of man/boy sexual just doesn’t change.  As different as every “story” is every story is the same. … Continue reading

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