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Facing backlash, Ottawa announces full inquiry into N.S. shootings
BY , Jul 28, 2020 10:38 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
Workers with the medical examiner's office remove a body from a gas bar in Enfield, N.S. on April 19, 2020. Three Liberal MPs from Nova Scotia have come forward to challenge a decision by Ottawa and the province to conduct a joint review into the mass shootings in April that claimed 22 lives. Darren Fisher, the MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, issued a statement today saying the gravity of the tragedy demands an independent public inquiry, which would have more authority than a joint review. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
The Canadian government has announced a full public inquiry into a mass shooting in April that killed 22 people in Nova Scotia.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Tuesday that the government is responding to calls from families, survivors, advocates, and Nova Scotia members of Parliament for more transparency.
Thirteen of the victims were shot to death and nine died in fires set by the suspect, who was fatally shot by police a day later.
The gunman wore a police uniform and drove a car that looked like a police cruiser.
Earlier today, Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey said he would be in favour of a federal-provincial public inquiry if Ottawa agreed to go along.
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