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PMO acted dispicably

Do you remember Admiral Norman?

He was the second highest ranking military officer in Canada, whom our PMO claimed had leaked government secrets and who was charged by the government with breach of trust.

Some falsely accused him of treason, that he leaked information on the refurbishment of a (military) supply ship, the MV Asterix. 

The contract had been given to an east coast company under the Harper government, but when the Liberals came to power, they wanted to favour a Quebec company with the contract, at a reported cost of $83 million for the cancellation.  

Can you imagine your anguish if you were criminally charged, facing imprisonment by your own government, after serving your country faithfully for almost 39 years?  

Norman was cleared of all charges, but not before the PM tried to destroy his life and career, and caused him untold grief and misery. The PMO also held back exculpatory evidence that would prove the admiral innocent of the charges, until his lawyer had the evidence brought forward by legal means. 

The admiral won his case, but his career was terminated.  

In my opinion, the PMO deceived the nation and the man. The news reported that a ‘mutual agreement’ had been reached and we heard nothing more about it. Why? 

The good admiral was accused of everything from being a sexual abuser to a treasonous spy. 

Actions and accusations by the PMO were despicable as they tried to bring him down with a hammer-like blow to cover up their Quebec preferred refurbishing company choice.

After the ‘mutual agreement’, the government eventually decided to honour a contract that Davie (the original company) had with the Harper government to lease Asterix for five years at a cost of $677 million.

Do Canadian taxpayers not have a right to know how many millions were rightly paid to the vice-admiral for the PMO’s debauchery? Is silence only golden for the government?  

They tried to destroy a worthy man’s life and career and probably came close to destroying his family, friends and his mental state.  

Why is there no accounting to or by the Canadian voters for this horrific action of the PMO to attempt to destroy a man’s life and career?  

Garry Rayner, West Kelowna



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