The phone call at the heart of the allegations of political interference in the investigation of the Nova Scotia mass shootings had been recorded but has since been deleted, a top RCMP official testified on Sept. 9.
Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan told the Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) that Dan Brien, director of media relations with the RCMP, had at least recorded a portion of the call, reported CBC.
The MCC is investigating the April 2020 events when a gunman killed 22 people around Portapique, N.S.
Brennan said he knew of internal efforts to retrieve the recording that were unsuccessful.
“It doesn’t exist because Mr. Brien has deleted it from whatever phone he was using,” Brennan said….