RailGate Revival.....Judge Orders Release Of Relevant Kinsella EMails.

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Why?

Because, according to Mdme Justice Bennett, they are well, likely, you know, relevant:

Here's the story from the Province's Keith Fraser:

(O)n Friday the judge said that while some of the documents being sought were not relevant, some of them do support the defence theory.

Several of the relevant e-mails describe the setting up of meetings between Kinsella and B.C. Rail, she said.

“The defence submits that it’s significant that B.C. Rail is meeting with Kinsella a few months after the 2001 election,” said the judge.

“The e-mails refer to meetings to discuss the plans for the 2004 railway.

“Given that B.C. Rail was put on the market in 2002, and the charges come from that event, these documents are likely relevant. Mr. Kinsella does not have a privacy interest on the documents.”

Yay!

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Update: Friday @ 5pm....Mark Hume, in the Globe, notes that Judge Bennett actually placed the Kinsella/BCRail records into three categories:

Justice Bennett said some of the records are clearly not relevant to the defence of Dave Basi, Bob Virk and Aneal Basi – who are accused of trading in confidential government information and taking bribes – and she ruled that that material not be disclosed.

She ordered the release of numerous records that are “likely relevant,” and over which Mr. Kinsella cannot assert privacy interests. And she put other documents into a third category – likely relevant but subject to privacy interests – which will be vetted, so that private information can be redacted before release.

This, to my mind at least, looks to be an extremely prudent course of action.




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Hmmmmm......does this mean we are going to suddenly start hearing stories that have 'long been known' from proMedia pundits that have so far kept mum on this issue as well.

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