Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer, Marie Henein — who has previously accused the Trudeau government of trying to delay Norman's politically charged trial, which is scheduled to begin in August and run through the fall election — said the timeline for the abuse-of-process hearing is now in jeopardy.
"We will not be in a position to proceed with the March dates," Henein told Judge Heather Perkins-McVey. "It's impossible because we just don't have the documents produced even for Your Honour to review."
It was at that point that Henein suggested pausing the case until March 18. If the records aren't ready then, she said, she would ask that Butts, Wernick and senior government officials be called to court.
"If we don't have this brought to conclusion, I'm going to be seeking subpoenas for Mr. Butts, Mr. Wernick, all these individuals from the (Privy Council Office) ... to come before Your Honour and explain precisely what searches have gone on and where these documents are."
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