Norman’s lawyer said the government redacted the memo claiming solicitor-client privilege, prompting the judge to point out that Wernick is not a lawyer
OTTAWA — The next battle in the criminal case of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman will be over redactions to memos written by senior government bureaucrats — and especially a 60-page memo from Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that has been entirely blacked out.
“The issue is whether there is a viable claim of privilege on this at all, and then, if there is a viable claim of privilege, whether or not an exception should apply,” Henein said.The Privy Council Office is the government department that supports the Prime Minister’s Office and the federal cabinet.
Before handing them over to Norman’s lawyers, Justice Heather Perkins-McVey reviews the documents for possible redactions and to determine whether they are relevant to Norman’s defence. She is expected to release a written ruling shortly on which documents she determined were relevant.“As you know, we have been pursuing these documents and emails and all sorts of correspondence,” Henein told the court. “Mr. Wernick has not produced a single note.
During one of his appearances before the House of Commons justice testimony, Wernick specifically told the committee he wasn’t a lawyer and thus couldn’t give legal advice on whether Wilson-Raybould was restricted by solicitor-client privilege. “I am not a lawyer, but I use them a lot,” he told the committee on Feb. 21. “I am in no position to give this committee legal advice.”
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