Barnes defended the decision in the witness box.
"There was no issue with the position of the deceased," she said. "And therefore, there was nothing that I could determine that would add any further information to the investigation."
Stanley's trial heard that because the SUV that Colten Boushie was shot in was not covered during a rainfall, blood and other evidence was washed away. (RCMP)
Delay unacceptable: RCMP union
The commission began its review in March 2018. Since then, the chairperson who launched the Boushie investigation, Guy Bujold, was replaced in January 2019 by Michelaine Lahaie.
According to documents previously obtained by CBC News, the commission's work was held up in part by the "RCMP's delays in responding to and delivering relevant materials."