"Canadians, including those who served with you, won't be afforded the opportunity to salute your stellar career in a dignified military manner," writes Roy Green.

Justin Trudeau has said some things about the Mark Norman case, but 'sorry' is not one of them, Roy Green says.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan told reporters on Wednesday that the government would cover Norman’s legal fees, but did not provide an exact amount.

Those close to Marie Henein say the only thing the high-profile criminal lawyer defends more relentlessly than her clients is the justice system itself.

The statements Marie Henein critized came earlier this month in the form of several Twitter posts and a public fact-sheet in which the department said it wanted to "clarify" Henein's requests for internal records.

Lawyer Marie Henein issued the ultimatum during a brief pre-trial hearing on Wednesday even as Butts, who recently resigned as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top aide, was testifying before a House of Commons committee on the SNC-Lavalin affair.

Norman was charged last March with one count of breach of trust for allegedly leaking government secrets to undermine cabinet's decision-making process on a major shipbuilding deal.

The code names were allegedly used by some in the military to hide information related to the court case of the country’s second highest-level soldier, say Mark Norman's lawyers.

They argue the records - many of them cabinet secrets - will prove the suspended military officer's innocence.

A speech by Marie Henein, Jian Ghomeshi's lawyer, will go ahead at three Canadian universities Friday evening despite opposition from some students in Nova Scotia.