Sean Fraser: “My decision does not decide guilt or innocence, as that will rest with the courts.”

I’ll reiterate that the stats are certainly encouraging news, and I would say it reflects the hard work of law enforcement across the country who are working every day to keep our communities safe.

We’ve taken a major step forward,” he added. “And the reason why we were able to do it is because we’ve done it together.

Our responsibility is to make sure Canadians can trust their justice system, and that means, in rare cases, returning cases to the courts for new information to be considered.

We’re going to take the time to digest the report.