Representing the city, lawyer Barry Williamson spent the morning making the case for denying an application for a much wider disclosure of documents from the City of Prince George during the second day of a trial into whether city councillor Brian Skakun violated provincial privacy regulations.
The collection of 34 e-mails supported by affidavits from a range of sources already before the court are enough for a fair trial, Williamson's asserted, and dismissed defence lawyer Jon Duncan's request to widen the scope as a "fishing expedition."
"What the defence seeks with this application is to literally turn city hall on its head and shake out every piece of paper and take an inordinate amount of time in a fruitless search which is unlikely to produce much further relevant material," Williamson said.
At the end of Williamson's hour-long submission, the court took a morning break.
