Chun spent 32 months in detention in Montreal before being released on bail in 2017, a few months before his scheduled trial.
I'd want a cash payout and public apology just for being locked up for nearly three years.
"Given that the first statement of claim was drafted by non-lawyers and tells such a clear factual story, in my view, the plaintiffs ought to have one more chance to try to plead proper claims," Myers said in the decision.
"I am not much moved by the RCMP's desire to get on with its life as opposed to Mr. Chun's claim for recompense for the loss of his life as he knew it," Myers said.
"Uncharitably viewed, the RCMP could be said to be grasping at technical straws to avoid having to account for its remarkable conduct," Myers said.
This judge gets it and is a badass.