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Justin Trudeau has, for a second time in less than a year, predicted that Vice Admiral Mark Norman will end up in court even as the prime minister has denied politically interfering in the controversial case.

Norman was suspended from his job as second in command of the Canadian military more than a year ago by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance after a series of RCMP allegations. The police force claims Norman tipped off Davie shipyards that the Liberal government was going to derail a key navy program involving the Quebec firm converting a commercial ship into a supply vessel.

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Details about the Liberal decision to put the supply ship project on hold leaked out to the news media and the resulting embarrassment forced the government to back down on its plans.

Norman, who has not been charged with any crime, has denied any wrongdoing. He has never been interviewed by the RCMP.

In April a judge pointed out that the RCMP allegations were only theories. In addition, the judge questioned the validity of some of those police allegations.