When writing a wrong, even posthumously, has to come before legal tradition

Opinion

It is often said that justice delayed is justice denied. The people who say that often obviously weren’t thinking about Russell Woodhouse, his family or his friends.

On Monday morning, federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser confirmed he has asked the Manitoba Court of Appeal to review the 1974 murder conviction of Russell Woodhouse, who died in 2011. It’s the first time a federal attorney general has asked for a judicial review after the death of an applicant.

If he were to be found innocent following an appellate court hearing, he could become the fourth man involved in this case to be exonerated.

Co-accused Brian Anderson, Allan Woodhouse and Clarence Woodhouse were declared innocent in the murder of restaurant worker Ting Fong Chan by the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench. The co