Appendix 2: Ministerial decisions on remedy since 2003

Applicant and Charge Date of Minister’s Decision Disposition by Minister Final Result
Kaminski, Steven Richard 
(Alberta) 
Sexual Assault		 January 27, 2003 New trial ordered Proceedings stayed by the Crown at retrial
Cain, Rodney 
(Ontario) 
Second-Degree Murder		 May 19, 2004 New trial ordered Convicted of manslaughter at retrial in 2007
Truscott, Steven 
(Ontario) 
Capital Murder		 October 28, 2004 Reference to Ontario Court of Appeal for legal question and possible appeal Court of Appeal entered an acquittal on August 28, 2007
Bjorge, Darcy 
(Alberta) 
Possession of Stolen Property		 February 10, 2005 New trial ordered Charge stayed in the Alberta Provincial Court
Wood, Daniel 
(Alberta) 
First-Degree Murder		 February 10, 2005 New appeal ordered Court of Appeal ordered a new trial on November 27, 2006; Charges stayed by Crown
Driskell, James 
(Manitoba) 
First-Degree Murder		 March 5, 2005 New trial ordered Proceedings stayed in the Court of Queen’s Bench on the same day as the Minister’s order
Tremblay, André
(Quebec) 
First-Degree Murder		 July 12, 2005 New appeal ordered Court of Appeal overturned conviction on May 31, 2010 and ordered a new trial for manslaughter; Crown called no evidence; Court entered an acquittal on July 8, 2010
Phillion, Romeo 
(Ontario) 
Non-Capital Murder		 August 23, 2006 Reference to Ontario Court of Appeal for legal questions and possible appeal Court of Appeal ordered a new trial; Charge withdrawn by Crown on April 29, 2010
Mullins-Johnson, William 
(Ontario) 
First-Degree Murder		 July 17, 2007 New appeal ordered Court of Appeal entered an acquittal on October 15, 2007
L.G.P. 
(Alberta) 
Sexual Assault		 September 21, 2007 Reference to Alberta Court of Appeal for legal questions and possible appeal Court of Appeal ordered a new trial; Charge stayed by the Crown
Walsh, Erin 
(New Brunswick) 
Non-Capital Murder		 February 28, 2008 New appeal ordered Court of Appeal entered an acquittal on March 14, 2008
Unger, Kyle Wayne
(Manitoba)
First-Degree Murder		 March 11, 2009 New trial ordered Crown called no evidence; Court entered an acquittal on October 23, 2009
D.S.
(Alberta)
Sexual Assault		 January 12, 2010 Reference to the Alberta Court of Appeal for legal questions and possible appeal Court of Appeal entered an acquittal on January 21, 2013
Ross, Deveryn
(Manitoba)
2 Counts of Fraud 		September 29, 2010 Application dismissed On April 7, 2014, the Federal Court ordered the Minister to reconsider the decision
May 14, 2014 Reference to the Manitoba Court of Appeal for legal questions and possible appeal Reference questions decided against the applicant on December 14, 2022; No full appeal resulting
Walchuk, Leon
(Saskatchewan)
Second-Degree Murder		 November 4, 2011 Application dismissed

On September 17, 2013, the Federal Court upheld the Minister’s decision

On April 7, 2015, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Federal Court

On October 15, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal
Plamondon, Yves
(Quebec)
First-Degree Murder		 June 1, 2012 Reference to the Quebec Court of Appeal for legal questions and possible appeal

Reference questions decided in applicant’s favour on November 22, 2013; New trial ordered

On March 14, 2014, the Crown stayed two murder charges and did not contest the acquittal on the third
Ostrowski, Stanley Frank
(Manitoba)
First-Degree Murder		 November 25, 2014 New appeal ordered On November 27, 2018, the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction, ordered a new trial and then entered a judicial stay of any further proceedings
Biddle, Eric
(Ontario)
Break and enter a dwelling house and cause bodily harm; Assault causing bodily harm; Overcoming resistance by strangulation		 February 22, 2017 Reference to the Ontario Court of Appeal for legal questions and possible appeal Court of Appeal ordered a new trial on June 7, 2018; Crown subsequently withdrew charges
Assoun, Glen
(Nova Scotia)
Second-Degree Murder		 February 28, 2019 New trial ordered Crown called no evidence and Court entered an acquittal on March 1, 2019
Yebes, Tomas
(British Columbia)
2 x Second-Degree Murder		 November 2, 2020 New trial ordered Crown called no evidence and Court entered an acquittal on November 12, 2020
Delisle, Jacques
(Quebec)
First-Degree Murder		 April 7, 2021 New trial ordered On March 14, 2024, the applicant entered a plea to manslaughter in Quebec Superior Court
Klassen, Gerald
(British Columbia)
First-Degree Murder		 March 28, 2022 New trial ordered Charges stayed April 28, 2023 in BC Supreme Court
Skiffington, Wade
(British Columbia)
Second-Degree murder		 December 19, 2022 New appeal ordered The matter is still before the courts as of March 31, 2025
Sanderson, Robert
(Manitoba)
First-Degree Murder		 Feb 13, 2023 New appeal ordered On May 30, 2025, the Court of Appeal admitted fresh evidence on appeal and ordered a new trial; Crown subsequently stayed the charges
Brian Anderson & Allan Woodhouse
(Manitoba)
Non-Capital Murder		 June 22, 2023 New trials ordered On July 18, 2023, applicants arraigned, Crown called no evidence, and Court entered an acquittal
Rees, Timothy
(Ontario)
Second-Degree Murder		 August 9, 2023 New appeal ordered The matter is still before the courts as of March 31, 2025
M.R.
(Quebec)
Child Sexual Assault		 October 26, 2023 New appeal ordered Court of Appeal ordered a stay on June 6, 2025
Robert Mailman & Walter Gillespie
(New Brunswick)
Second-Degree Murder		 December 22, 2023 New trial ordered On January 4, 2024, applicants arraigned, plead not guilty, and acquitted, with no evidence led
Claude Paquin
(Quebec)
2 x First-Degree Murder		 April 29, 2024 New trial ordered On November 6, 2024, applicant arraigned and acquitted, with no evidence led
Woodhouse, Clarence (Manitoba)
Non-Capital Murder		 July 2, 2024 New trial ordered On October 3, 2024, applicant arraigned and acquitted, with no evidence led
Sobotiak, Roy
(Alberta)
Second-Degree Murder		 February 26, 2025 New trial ordered The matter is still before the courts as of March 31, 2025