A NECESSARY DELAY
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In order that I deliver you the most up to date information possible on wrongful convictions, it is necessary to delay the posting for 24 hours. This decision was made necessary based on information that I received late yesterday pertaining to the rules of justice in Canada from the 1950's. When this is all put together, you will see that the rules back then under the British system were not all that different than those of today, especially those rules that applied to the application of a free and impartial trial.
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It is common place today to hear reference made to the Wilbert Coffin case as a case that happened prior to our Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, and therefore, certain aspects pertaining to the rules of law did not apply. This is nothing short of an excuse. Indeed, it is not a reason. It is celebrated cases such as the Coffin affair that have evolved as a playground for members of the legal profession. As Canadian citizens, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was assembled by our governing body for the protection of all, not just a group of swelled heads attempting to make a name for themselves.
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Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was heavy with the term "ordinary Canadians." I am not sure exactly as to what an ordinary Canadian consists of in our society. Within the depths of my Webster, I note that ordinary simply means, and I quote, "not exceptional or unusual, and undistinguished." The closest that I can muster for an opposite word is "out of the ordinary" and accordingly, Mr. Webster defines that word as "unusual, exceptional, and remarkable." Getting back to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, I am no longer certain as to which category that I fall within.
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I look forward to hearing from you in the next few days. I want to hear your thoughts, and read your comments on this important aspect of the case. You will also recall that I indicated there would be a special piece on police officer Lewis Sinnett. This is a necessary element of this case, I have always maintained that. The person that I have alluded to in the past month who is touting his own agenda of the Wilbert Coffin affair has made some very rude and uncomplimentary remarks with reference to the late officer Sinnett. This person is attempting to re-write history from the worn out pages of the transcripts of trial, and the Broussard Commission. The Broussard Commission was not at all about Wilbert Coffin. It was totally dealing with the late Jacques Hebert and his no nonsense approach to the goverment of Quebec and Maurice Duplessis.
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Lew Stoddard
