Mr. Speaker, the justice minister has been stonewalling Patrick Kelly's application to review his case for a year and a half.
Kelly, a former RCMP officer, is in jail for allegedly killing his wife but now the key witness admits that she lied on the stand. The review of Kelly's case has dragged on and now the justice minister wants Kelly's lawyer, Clayton Ruby, to sign a gag order before documents key to Kelly's case will be released.
The justice minister said:
We will disclose all of those records that are relevant to the issues raised in the application and that will be done.
Now the minister is placing roadblocks in front of Kelly's lawyer.
Why the secrecy? The information being withheld from Mr. Kelly was collected at public expense by a public agency for use in a public prosecution. What are the Liberals trying to hide and what is in the documents that the Liberals are afraid of?
Why is there no justice in Mr. Kelly's case?