Category: Mass Casualty Commission

Concerns Remain Over Ontario Decision to Remove Post-Secondary Requirement for Police Cadets

May 1, 2023
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The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government to remove the requirement of a university degree to become a police officer is being met with skepticism by those who say a degree makes for better officers. The stated reason for the change was to get more officers on the streets to address an increase in…

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Cory Morgan: Report on NS Massacre Should Have Given Woke Politics a Miss and Stuck With the Facts

March 31, 2023
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Commentary On April 18, 2020, Gabriel Wortman went on a violent 12-hour rampage leaving 22 people dead and three injured in Nova Scotia. The incident was marked with panic, miscommunication, and signs of outright incompetence from the RCMP as they tried to get the situation under control. An inquiry into what happened was needed, and…

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Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Report Criticizes RCMP Failures, Calls for Reforms

March 30, 2023
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The inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting has released its final report, condemning the RCMP for its failures in responding to the tragedy while calling for an overhaul in how the force operates. “More than two years after the event, RCMP leadership had done very little to systematically evaluate its critical incident response…

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

August 30, 2022
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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…

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Blair’s Office Asked If Info on Firearms Used in Nova Scotia Tragedy Would Be Released: RCMP Commissioner

July 25, 2022
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RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said on Monday she was not directed by the government to release information on the firearms used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting, but said she was asked by the chief of staff of the minister of public safety if she would do so. “Asking questions is not interference,” Lucki told…

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‘Assault’ Firearms Ban Announcement Date Was Set Shortly After 2020 Nova Scotia Mass Shooting: Minister Blair

July 25, 2022
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The Liberal government decided to set the date to announce the ban of 1,500 “assault-style” firearms shortly after the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that left 22 dead, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said on Monday. Blair, who was overseeing the entire public safety portfolio at the time, was testifying before the House of…

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