This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Several media sources have confirmed speculation of federal government anticipated to soon apologize for their amateurish handling of a child-molestation case that mounted on 17 charges against a Nova Scotia businessman, which were recently dropped. Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh was convicted of indecent assault and gross indecency involving young boys dating back to the 1970s.
However, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal overturned the convictions due to massive delays in getting him to trial, mostly because it took quite a while to extradite him from India. The case is quite a close one for new federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay, as he represents the riding of Central Nova in Nova Scotia. Even though his predecessor had set out a public inquiry in April, in light of the Supreme Court of Canada maintaining the lower court’s decision to quell the charges, MacKay again ordered an internal review last month.
The report anticipated to be released the end of October is expected to include a bitter acknowledgement on part of the government, which is expected to accept that several federal departments indeed dropped the ball in the matter. While ordering the review, MacKay stated that “this case has concerned me since my time in Opposition,” adding that “our government takes offences involving child abuse very seriously and it is important to review this matter to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again.” He further added that “this internal review is essential to the public’s confidence in Canada’s justice system.”
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