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I have watched enough court and read enough court reporting to know that speculating on the evidence based on what you've read in the papers is a good way to misunderstand the real facts and look like an ass. Still, this is a fascinating (although clearly tragic) case because of the lack of a...

It actually depends on the province. In most provinces, the police have the authority to lay charges. In a few -- BC and New Brunswick spring to mind, but I'm not sure about NB -- the police propose charges, which are then screened by a Crown Prosecutor before they are formally laid. In practice...

Does anyone know where Capt. Semrau is based out of? Also, I think we should remember that Capt. Semrau could be innocent AND the NIS staff could have been completely professional and above-board in performing their job. The possibilities are not mutually exclusive, because investigators are...

Valcartier2007: I'm not even close to a soldier. (Far from it -- I'm a bespecled, skinny-yet-flabby student who lives vicariously through the army.ca forums when I'm insominatic and curious about the military.) But I think you're missing part of the reason people in the CF have reacted so...

Thoughts re: Criminal Code Charges: 1. Never gonna happen. The Quebec Attorney General and Chief Crown Prosecutor would never proceed with charges under s. 52 (or similar sections) in a million years. Can you imagine the political fallout? It would give these nutjobs precisely the profile and...