You have to understand that in Canada the law favors the criminals. Punishment is very lenient. Also there is a very "forgiving" culture.
The only saving grace is that most Canadians are law abiding and nice people. However the legal system is lax and many take advantage of it.
Criminals hardly respect the law and know they can get away with things. The legal system is also slow and inefficient. There has even been rulings that accused get their cases thrown out if it takes too long to prosecute them. So stall tactics is the way many go.
Don't trust the legal system in Canada to mete out justice. It doesn't work like that.
You see this all over Canada. If anyone does not respect the rules and fights it....they usually get their way, draw it out for a period of time and then move on to a next target.
Eg Tenants who don't pay rent, squat, go to dispute resolution. Then appeal after appeal at Court of Queens Bench.
Provinces refuse to follow the law. Appeal appeal appeal till pipeline companies give up
Besides things like murder, most of these business related type issues end up in long court battles that does not result in the innocent granted justice but rather being put through a tremendous amount of trouble and pain. Hence many just don't bother going after Canadians who break the law for small issues (non murder).
