Did Chief Janes give thumbs up to email?

On Saturday Sue's Blog dealt with an email allegedly written by the RNC officer who shot Don Dunphy.

Read here

Later - blogger Brad Cabana tracked down a Canadian Press story Read here

The story was a reaction to the email that was allegedly leaked to the CBC and then disseminated by some media outlets to the public.

According to the story - lawyer Erin Breen commented that; the family was frustrated to see this email considering they knew very little about the incident themselves. Further the story contained the following quotes from the lawyer:

1.  “Any time a person is under investigation, any statement they make is potentially evidence. So what you have is potentially a piece of evidence, because it does refer to the incident, being thrown out there in the public domain at a time when this investigation has just commenced,”

2. “That flies in the face of everything that we believe should be happening right now.”



The journalist added that he was unable to reach the RNC to confirm the authenticity of the email.

I agree with the lawyer's concern regarding the potential public release of evidence. When reading it I was questioning how I would even be able to see such information at this time.

Now we need answers to these questions:

1. Was the alleged email actually written by the RNC officer?
2. Was the alleged email vetted by a superior officer before transmitted?
3. Did RNC Chief Janes see the alleged email before transmission?
4. What is the complete list of recipients of this alleged email.
5. Will the team investigating the shooting of Don Dunphy provide opinion on the release?
6. Will media or the RNC authenticate the alleged email?
7. Is this another example of interference in an ongoing police investigation?
8. Does this alleged email break any rules regarding the transmission of evidence during an investigation?
9. Is the release of the alleged email currently under investigation?
10. Was the alleged email leaked to the CBC via the RNC officer involved or was it released by another source?
11. Considering the leaks to the media regarding this case - are the leaks under investigation by the RNC or the RCMP?

Considering the content of the alleged email - these are reasonable questions. The public needs answers.