CANADA Canada - Billionaire Couple Barry & Honey Sherman Murdered at Home, Toronto, 15 Dec 2017 #24

[fadedglitter]

I have to disagree that politicians ever get involved in criminal cases.

Police work with individual Crown Prosecutors, who take the case to trial when they have sufficient evidence. They are part of the Attorney General's office, headed by the Deputy AG, a bureacrat.

Crown Attorney's Office (Ontario) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

ETA: also, there is a strong culture of non-disclosure of evidence before a trial. No way would lawyers share details with anyone outside the case, especially not a politician.

Agreed. This would not ever happen.

 

[WINDSOR]

Agreed. This would not ever happen.

In this case specifically, the then Mayor of Toronto, John Tory, communicated with the Chief of the Toronto Police Services, regarding concerns the Sherman Family had about the case. Here is a Toronto Star Link

Did John Tory cross a line by talking to police about the Sherman investigation?

Under the Police Services Act, no board member is allowed to give orders or directions to any member of the police force, or direct the chief on day to day operations of the force.

www.thestar.com

You cannot be sure a who has or has not contacted the TPS in official or unofficial roles, so you cannot say it would never happen.

Law Enforcement serves the people, and Government represents the people, It only makes sense there would be communication and dialogue.

Finally, as further proof of authority. The Provincial Government is investigating all Police forces in Ontario based on the corruption scandal in the TPS. The Inspector General of Policing, is leading this review.
The Inspector General of Policing, is part of the provincial Ministry of the Solicitor General.

Here is a CBC link

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/inspector-general-toronto-police-investigation-9.7080546

So in summary, If the Provincial Government wanted to get involved in the Sherman Investigation, I believe they have the authority and power to do so. Saying that, I do believe the Provincial Government may not see any need to be involved at the present time.