Sept. 8, 2025 "Peter Nygard's lawyer alleges police lost evidence, wants Winnipeg sex assault case tossed before trial": Today I found this article by Bryce Hoye on CBC:
Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard's lawyer wants the Winnipeg sexual assault trial slated for later this year to stop before it gets started because police failed to retain records related to allegations that stem from the 1990s.
Nygard appeared via video link in a Winnipeg courtroom on Monday where his lawyer, Gerri Wiebe, filed a motion requesting a stay of proceedings.
Wiebe said Nygard has been denied the right to a fair trial on the basis that officers who interviewed the woman in the case in 1993 were unable to produce documentation from their exchanges at the time.
The woman, whose identity is protected under a publication ban, alleges Nygard sexually assaulted her at his Winnipeg warehouse apartment in November of that year.
She went on to speak with officers, including in Vancouver. The investigation was launched by Winnipeg police in 2020.
The woman said she spoke with two police officers and a social worker in 1993 and told them, "I am safe. I am fine. I will be fine," according to court documents.
An officer with the North Vancouver RCMP followed up with the woman shortly after in Vancouver.
As part of the investigation, officers who spoke with the woman at the time were interviewed.
They were asked for
any notes,
interview details
or documents related to their discussions with the complainant,
but they couldn't locate them,
court heard.
Wiebe said the RCMP officer told Winnipeg police the woman said she was at a "social gathering" and went to the bathroom when she began to suspect she had been drugged.
She also told the officers she feared she was being watched and made an effort to leave.
The officer also told investigators there was a discussion of whether there was any recourse possible as she wasn't able to prove anything, court heard.
"That's an unusual statement," provincial court Judge Mary Kate Harvie said.
"That statement screams that there was more followup," Wiebe said in response.
"We don't know how these records were stored.
We don't know what became of them.…
We don't know anything about the retention policies that were in place in the North Vancouver RCMP office."
Prior case law
Wiebe cited unrelated cases that bear some resemblance to Nygard's case,
insofar as police or prosecutors lost
or were unable to produce records related to a complainant's original accounts.
In some cases, the courts decided against ruling there was unacceptable negligence involved because adequate substitutes for missing documentation were available to defence teams.
Wiebe argued that's not the case here.
Available testimony from the complainant and the Vancouver RCMP officer "is in no way an adequate substitute," she said.
"The complainant here can say anything she wants to about what she did or didn't tell police … and I have virtually nothing to challenge that with," Wiebe said.
"She can say, 'I don't remember' … and I have no ability to refresh her memory."
"You need to have actual facts
… not sort of vague recounts of what the actual document contained,"
she said.
Wiebe said the same can be said of the RCMP officer's account:
"It's vague. It's imprecise. It's completely lacking any real detail."
Wiebe wants the court to find evidence of unacceptable negligence — a violation of Nygard's Charter right to a fair trial — and stay the proceedings.
If not, the trial is scheduled to take place in December.
Saskatchewan Crown Rob Parker, representing the prosecution, is fighting the motion. He is expected to make submissions in court on Tuesday.
Nygard is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence after he was found guilty in an Ontario court of four counts of sexual assault for offences from the 1980s to mid-2000s. He is appealing the conviction and sentence.
He also faces charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement for incidents that allegedly took place between Nov. 1, 1997, and Nov. 15, 1998, in Montreal.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peter-nygard-winnipeg-sex-assault-trial-allegation-1.7628107
Oct. 8, 2025 "Manitoba sexual assault charges against Peter Nygard stayed": Today I found this article by Caitlyn Gowriluk on CBC:
A judge has stayed all charges in the Winnipeg sexual assault case against disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard.
The judge found his right to a fair trial was violated by police failing to retain records related to allegations stemming from the 1990s.
Nygard appeared via video link in a Winnipeg courtroom, where provincial court Judge Mary Kate Harvie read her decision Wednesday following arguments in September.
The complainant in the case, whose name has been protected under a publication ban, alleged Nygard sexually assaulted her at his Winnipeg warehouse in November 1993.
She spoke about it with police officers, including with North Vancouver RCMP.
The investigation was launched by Winnipeg police in 2020.
Nygard's lawyer, Gerri Wiebe, filed a motion for a stay of the proceedings in September, arguing her client had been denied the right to a fair trial on the basis that officers who interviewed the woman in 1993 were unable to produce documentation of their exchanges.
Wiebe argued testimony from the complainant and the Vancouver RCMP officer was in no way an adequate substitute for missing documentation.
"The complainant here can say anything she wants to about what she did
or didn't tell police …
and I have virtually nothing to challenge that with,"
the lawyer said in September.
Nygard’s trial on the allegations had been scheduled for December.
He is already serving an 11-year prison sentence after he was found guilty in an Ontario court of four counts of sexual assault for offences from the 1980s to mid-2000s. He is appealing the conviction and sentence.
He also faces charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement related to allegations of events that took place from Nov. 1, 1997, to Nov. 15, 1998, in Montreal.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peter-nygard-trial-stayed-charges-9.6931689
This is from my Mar. 2021 blog post:
"#MeToo movement becomes #WeToo in in victim-blaming Japan"/ "Outrage as women in Japan told not wear glasses in the workplace"
Aug. 17, 2020 Saying: I found this on Facebook:
"You never look good when you are trying to make someone else look bad."- Unknown
Cham: Sometimes people need to be exposed for who they are hahah or maybe I should stop being petty
Tracy Au: There's a difference between trying to make someone look bad, and exposing them for who they are. It's like those #MeToo accusers and victims, they are plainly telling everybody about the perpetrators. They're not trying to make them look bad.
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2020/08/job-articles-wetoo-gender-gap-done.html
The other 2 blog posts of the week:
"Crown arguments underway in Peter Nygard sex-assault case in Toronto"/ "Final complainant in Nygard trial testifies about aftermath of alleged Toronto rape"
http://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/10/crown-arguments-underway-in-peter.html
"Peter Nygard found guilty of 4 sexual assault charges, acquitted on 2 other counts"/ "Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for 4 counts of sexual assault"
http://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/10/peter-nygard-found-guilty-of-4-sexual.html
The Liberal government will begin rolling out a long-awaited
automatic tax filing system for low- income Canadians
and make the national school food program permanent
in advance of a federal budget that the prime minister is promising will lay the groundwork to support the country’s most vulnerable citizens.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the measures at a news conference Friday in his home riding of Nepean, Ont., where he also promised to extend the Canada Strong Pass over the holiday season and the summer of 2026.
“In the budget, we will have to make responsible and pragmatic choices, and, yes, difficult decisions,” Carney said.
By law, people who owe taxes are required to file a return each year with the CRA, but many low-income Canadians — notably those on government assistance — don't expect to owe the federal government anything, so they seldom file.
Carney said that Canadians who fail to file a return when they earn under the basic personal amount means Canadians “who most need benefits often don’t get them.”
Those benefits include the
GST/HST tax credit,
the Canada child benefit,
the Canada workers benefit,
the Canadian disability benefit
and the disability tax credit.
Carney said a single parent with two young children, earning $15,000 from a part-time job could be eligible for up to $25,000 in federal and provincial benefits.
Lisa I, Winnipeg , Manitoba, would like to know:
Are you named after a family member?
No 77.76% (3094)
Yes 22.24% (885)
Oct. 8, 2025 Leo poll:
Dana W, Peterborough, Ontario, would like to know:
When you go through a difficult time or a crisis, how do you usually respond?
I withdraw to reflect, process, and resolve it on my own 57.56% (2462)
I reach out to someone I trust for advice 25.20% (1078)
I turn to my faith, intuition, or spiritual beliefs 8.70% (372)
I avoid making a decision and hope things sort themselves out 8.53% (365)
My opinion: The first thing I do is this: "I withdraw to reflect, process, and resolve it on my own."
After awhile "I reach out to someone I trust for advice" like go on the internet and read some articles.
Hassan S, Brampton , Ontario, would like to know:
Do you take reviews into account before making a purchase?
Yes 81.13% (4109)
No 18.87% (956)
Janelle C, Fredericton, New-Brunswick, would like to know:
Which day do you usually have your Thanksgiving meal?
I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving 46.46% (1978)
Saturday or Sunday (before Thanksgiving) 38.85% (1654)
Monday (on Thanksgiving Day) 12.92% (550)
Friday night (before the long weekend) 1.76% (75)
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