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Federal prosecutors and the lawyer for Michael Sona and Crown prosecutors concluded a pre-trial conference in Guelph on Thursday with a suggestion from the judge that there might not be a trial.

Justice Norman Douglas said the lawyers will meet again Sept. 25.

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“If there needs to be a trial, we’ll set the date at that time,” he said, an off-the-cuff remark that suggests the case could be heading for some other outcome.

Sona, who was communications director for Conservative candidate Marty Burke, faces one charge under the Elections Act in connection with a fraudulent election day robocall in Guelph, Ont., which sent hundreds of opposition supporters to the wrong polling station.

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