Tag: Nova Scotia mass shooting

Senior NS Mounties Back Claims Feds Pressured Lucki to Release Gun Details in Mass Killing

A former RCMP assistant commissioner has backed her colleagues’ claims that Commissioner Brenda Lucki was pressured by former Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to release details of firearms used in the mass shooting incident in Nova Scotia to further the Liberal government’s gun control agenda. Lee Bergerman, also the…


RCMP Commissioner’s Reversal on Releasing Gun Information Suggests Political Interference, Conservatives Say

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s reversal on releasing information about the types of firearms used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting incident suggests she was under political pressure, the Conservatives say. “When the Commissioner of the RCMP tells the government that releasing certain information would compromise an active investigation, that should be the end of the…


Disarming Liberal Gun Arguments

Commentary When examining the types of arguments being advanced by the pro-gun and anti-gun lobbies, it seems that the arguments divide sharply along two ways of thinking. For those who think with their hearts, the anti-gun arguments strike all the right chords. For those who think with their heads, pro-gun arguments prevail. Gun crimes are…


Tories Call for Investigation Into Alleged Political Interference in Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Probe

The Conservative Party is calling for an investigation into allegations the Liberal government interfered with the probe into the mass shooting incident in Nova Scotia to further its gun control agenda. “Will the government commit today to a full, open, and transparent investigation to get to the bottom of this?” asked interim party leader Candice…


Three People Expected to Be Arraigned for Alleged Ammunition Transfer to N.S. Shooter

HALIFAX—Three people who allegedly supplied ammunition to the gunman who murdered 22 people in the April 18-19 mass shooting in Nova Scotia are scheduled for court hearings today. RCMP have charged Lisa Banfield, the 52-year-old spouse of the killer, with unlawfully transferring ammunition, specifically .223-calibre Remington cartridges and .40-calibre Smith and Wesson cartridges. Police have…