(continued from part 1.)
On January 15, 1994 and February 15, 1995 the Ministry of the Attorney General in Ontario announced broad, sweeping policy statements concerning disclosure. Included in these policy statements was the principle that the prosecution is under a duty to disclose all information in its possession relevant to the guilt or innocence of the accused unless the information is excluded from disclosure by a legal privilege. The duty is to disclose any relevant information in the possession or control of the prosecution, whether favourable or unfavourable to the Crown that is not clearly irrelevant. These statements acknowledge the duty to disclose is an ongoing obligation of the Crown.