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Anne Kingston has been watching every second of <a href="https://macleans.ca/tag/jian-ghomeshi-on-trial" target="_blank">the Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault trial.</a> Here, as the trial ends and the judge considers the decision until March 24, Kingston looks at what we can take away from it, and what the case says about the system.
More from our coverage of the Jian Ghomeshi trial:
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<li><a href="https://macleans.ca/news/canada/explainer-how-are-witnesses-prepped-in-sexual-assault-trials/" target="_blank">How Crown prosecutors prepare complainants</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macleans.ca/society/ghomeshi-day-8-the-defences-dramatic-deft-close/" target="_blank">Day 8: The defence&#8217;s dramatic, deft close</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macleans.ca/society/whats-really-on-trial-in-the-ghomeshi-case/" target="_blank">What&#8217;s really on trial in the Ghomeshi case</a></li>
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Jian Ghomeshi exits the courthouse after his trial arguments ended. The verdict is to come March 24. (Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/Getty Images)

‘Well, it’s over.’ The Jian Ghomeshi trial draws to a close

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