It's policy inside government that speechwriters together with political staffers, in this case, Ralph Goodale's staff, work with any citizen or family -- such as the Smiths, to ensure they agree to language that cites their name, their experience. 

Did Ashley Smith's family have no opportunity to vet Goodale's remarks? In my 20 years of speechwriting for provincial cabinet ministers, any citizen cited, would have had to approve that specific language. It appears Goodale saw Ashley Smith's rights neglected one more time by the State.