Category: Nova Scotia mass shooting

RCMP Phone Call That Sparked Allegations of Political Interference in NS Shooting Made Public

The phone call that gave rise to allegations of political interference in the RCMP’s investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shootings has been released to the public. The Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) made public on Oct. 20 recordings and transcripts of the phone call between several RCMP officials, including Commissioner Brenda Lucki and Chief…


RCMP ‘Did Their Best’ in Response to NS Mass Shooting: Department of Justice Canada

The RCMP’s response to the 2020 shooting rampage that left 22 Nova Scotians dead was far from perfect, but police did their best, the federal Justice Department said Friday. During the final day of public proceedings at the federal-provincial inquiry into the mass shooting, Lori Ward, general counsel for Department of Justice Canada, said there’s…


Mass Shooting Victim’s Family Calls for End to Sales of Decommissioned RCMP Vehicles

The family of the 22nd and final victim in the Nova Scotia mass shooting is calling for a permanent moratorium on the sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles to the general public. Jane Lenehan, who represents the family of Gina Goulet, today told the federal-provincial inquiry into the killings that the revenue from auctioning off the vehicles can’t…


Lawyers Cite Basic Mistake Made by the RCMP as Officers Responded to Mass Shooting

The RCMP must be held accountable for mistakes the police force made in April 2020 when it failed to stop a gunman in Nova Scotia from killing 22 people during a 13-hour rampage, an inquiry into the massacre heard Tuesday. Lawyers representing most of the victims presented their final oral submissions to the commission of…


Only 35 Percent of Canadians Trust RCMP’s National Leadership: Report

Only one-third of Canadians say they have trust in the RCMP’s national leadership, according to in-house research prepared for the Mounties, and just slightly over half of them rate personnel of the police force as honest. “Tracking suggests that, as with many other issues, trust in the RCMP’s national leaders has eroded somewhat over the…


NS Inquiry: Senior RCMP Officer Pushed to Withhold Police Safety Bulletin on Killer

One of the RCMP’s highest-ranking officers has told a public inquiry that after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020, he opposed informing the public that a police bulletin had raised red flags about the killer nine years earlier. Deputy commissioner Brian Brennan told the inquiry Friday that other senior officers suggested during…


Mountie’s Testimony Before the NS Mass Shooting Inquiry Tuesday Won’t Be Broadcast

Today the RCMP officer once described by another police officer as a “friend” of the man behind the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia will testify before the inquiry investigating the rampage, though it will not be broadcast. Const. Greg Wiley, who is scheduled to testify via video Tuesday afternoon, will be the first witness…


Mountie Who Investigated N.S. Mass Shooter Linked to Murder Case Under Federal Review

An RCMP officer who investigated the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooter has been linked to the alleged mishandling of a 2017 murder case that is under federal review. Const. Greg Wiley is among three officers named in a 2018 police review of the gaps in the RCMP’s response to the murder case of Susie Butlin. The…


Senior Mountie Says Federal Lawyers Advised Him Not to Disclose Call From Lucki Requesting Gun Details After NS Shootings

A senior RCMP officer has testified that lawyers from the federal Justice Department advised him not to disclose a call he received from Commissioner Brenda Lucki asking him to send her details of the firearms used in the mass shooting in Nova Scotia. In his testimony on July 27, Chief Supt. Chris Leather told the…


Senior Mountie Stands by His Notes Suggesting Political Interference in Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Probe

The senior RCMP officer whose handwritten notes have ignited the controversy about allegations of political interference in the investigation of the Nova Scotia mass shooting said on July 26 that he stands by his account. Chief Superintendent Darren Campbell also said that any kind of interference in investigations, political or not, is unacceptable. A day…