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The green roadsign to Portapique with a tartan sash tied around the post. The Portapique sign on Highway 2 was adorned with a NS tartan sash following the mass shooting that began there on April 18, 2020.
Posted inCommentary, Journalism, Province House

What if there were real penalties for legal ‘delay of game’?

by Stephen Kimber March 21, 2021October 20, 2022

Before the 2019-20 season, the National Hockey League changed its rules around what are known as “coach’s challenges.” For those of you don’t give a flying puck about hockey, I’ll skip over most of the details you don’t need to know — but perhaps a little background might be helpful to my larger point. Which […]

Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey at a press conference on July 23, 2020.
Posted inCommentary, Province House

Portapique: how to (maybe) turn a rickety review into a transparent public inquiry

by Stephen Kimber July 26, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inMass Casualty Commission

Petition calls for mass murder inquiry with “feminist lens”

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson July 14, 2020December 13, 2022
RCMP Support Services Officer Darren Campbell, a white man in his fifties.
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Why we need a full public inquiry into the Nova Scotia massacre

by Paul Palango July 13, 2020October 20, 2022
Posted inProvince House

Cabinet roundup: Northwood review, mass shooting inquiry, schools, Liscombe Lodge, and Northern Pulp

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson July 3, 2020December 12, 2022
A black and white photo of Dr. Rob Green.
Posted inMass Murders 2020

Nova Scotians to determine questions and guide research into mass shooting

A smiling white woman with wavy dark blonde hair and bangs, wearing a green top and a sweater with burgundy and white flecks. Behind her you can see dark trees. by Yvette d'Entremont June 16, 2020December 23, 2022
The former RCMP Tatamagouche detachment building is shuttered on Main Street.
Posted inMass Murders 2020

Colchester councillor: change in RCMP policing model left information gap on shooter

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer.Avatar photo by Jennifer Henderson and Joan Baxter June 5, 2020November 16, 2022
The green roadsign to Portapique with a tartan sash tied around the post. The Portapique sign on Highway 2 was adorned with a NS tartan sash following the mass shooting that began there on April 18, 2020.
Posted inCommentary

RCMP Rural Policing: Strangers in a Hurry, Policing Strangers

by Chris Murphy June 5, 2020October 20, 2022
A poster with a red heart on a blue background, with names hand written on it. A poster at the roadside memorial in Portapique commemorates the 22 people killed in the mass shooting that began there on April 18, 2020.
Posted inPolicing

Inquiry into mass shooting will be announced soon

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson June 5, 2020December 12, 2022
A poster with a red heart on a blue background, with names hand written on it. A poster at the roadside memorial in Portapique commemorates the 22 people killed in the mass shooting that began there on April 18, 2020.
Posted inMass Murders 2020

Mass shooting lawsuit amended; victims’ families call for public inquiry

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson June 2, 2020December 12, 2022

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