The government has suspended a public servant who is alleged by Vice Admiral Mark Norman’s defence lawyers to be the true source of leaked cabinet documents, a senior official said.
Court filings by Norman’s defence team allege that it was Matchett who leaked cabinet documents around a $700-million project to acquire a supply ship for the navy from Davie Shipyards in Quebec. The defence has obtained government emails and RCMP witness statements that show Matchett, who then worked for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, discussing dropping off documents to an Ottawa lobbyist who had Davie as a client.
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