In a stunning reversal of position, the Crown stayed its charge of breach of trust against the former second-in-command of the Canadian military, Vice Adm. Mark Norman, admitting it did not have enough evidence to meet the standard of conviction required for the allegation in light of new evidence presented by the defence and third parties in a March 28 meeting between the Crown and Normanโs counsel. The dropped charge comes after prosecutors alleged he was the leak of sensitive information in late 2015 about Liberal plans to freeze a deal to buy the navy an interim supply ship after both of its remaining vessels rusted out and caught fire, forcing their early retirement.
