Madam Speaker, on the basis of this week's decision, the charge against Vice-Admiral Norman has been stayed.
As confirmed by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada this week, every decision was made completely independently. No other factors were considered in this decision, nor was there any contact or influence from outside the PPSC, including political influence in either the initial decision to prosecute Mr. Norman or in the decision to stay the charge.
Any accusation to the contrary is absurd.