No, crown discretion is extremely important to the functioning of the criminal justice system. However, there are limits, and I highlight the limits in my brief, but the crown has discretion to lay a charge or not to lay a charge. The crown has discretion to oppose release or to release, but once the crown decides to oppose release, it becomes the judge's decision, and in fact, paragraph 518(1)(e) says that it is the judge's decision, and the judge is able to base his decision on anything that is “credible and trustworthy”.
There is no circumstance where the crown would be justified in withholding that information, and in fact, it not only impacts the public, as it did unfortunately with Constable Wynn's family, but it does impact the accused because it can lead to an infringement of the accused's constitutional rights.