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Not having a public inquiry into the mass murders is a disservice to victims’ families, the public, and common sense

Morning File, Friday, July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 15 Comments

News 1. No public inquiry into mass murders “Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey and federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced not an inquiry, but rather a three-member Independent Review Panel to look into the mass murders [of April 18/19],” Examiner reporters Yvette d’Entremont, Jennifer Henderson, and myself reported yesterday: […]

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No public inquiry into mass murders

"They keep saying they don’t want to dig stuff up and hurt the families more than they have already been hurt. But a public inquiry is the one and only thing we are asking for and I think we deserve that.”

July 23, 2020 By Tim Bousquet, Yvette d'Entremont and Jennifer Henderson 6 Comments

Just yesterday, 300 people — family and friends of victims of the mass murders of April 18/19 — marched on the Bible Hill RCMP detachment, demanding a public inquiry into the murders. Today, Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey and federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced not an inquiry, but […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Anne McLellan, Archie Kaiser, Chief Justice Michael MacDonald, domestic violence, gun violence, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Leanne Fitch, mass killing, mass shooting, massacre, Minister Bill Blair, misogyny, murder spree, Nova Scotia, Policing, Public Inquiries Act, Public Inquiry, rampage, RCMP, Rob Pineo, Ryan Farrington, Sheri Lecker, transparency

“An epic failure”: The first duty of police is to preserve life; through the Nova Scotia massacre, the RCMP saved no one

July 18, 2020 By Paul Palango 35 Comments

The RCMP has claimed it did its best in trying to deal with the Nova Scotia mass killer on the weekend of April 18 and 19, but a reconstruction of events by the Halifax Examiner strongly suggests that the police force made no attempt to save lives by confronting the gunman or stopping his spree […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: fake RCMP car, gun violence, Immediate Action Rapid Deployment (IARD), mass killing, mass shooting, massacre, murder spree, Nova Scotia, Police Chief Dwayne Pike, Policing, Portapique, rampage, RCMP, RCMP Chief Supt. Chris Leather, RCMP Supt Darren Campbell, Sgt. Rick Hickox, Staff-Sgt Allan Carroll

Shelter workers also call for public inquiry into mass murder

July 16, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

Nova Scotia transition house workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are adding to the chorus of voices calling for a public inquiry into the mass shooting murders of April 18-19. Members of CUPE’s Nova Scotia Transition House Sector Committee (NSTHSC) issued a media release Thursday morning demanding the provincial and federal […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Colin Deacon, CUPE, Department of Justice, domestic violence, gun violence, Jill McKenzie, Mary Coyle, mass killing, mass shooting, massacre, murder spree, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Transition House Sector Committee (NSTHSC), Patricia Perry, Policing, Public Inquiry, rampage, RCMP, Senator Daniel Christmas, Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, Stan Kutcher

Son of mass murder victim calls for public inquiry

July 16, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson Leave a Comment

Three months after the mass murder that claimed 22 lives and forever disrupted dozens more in northern Nova Scotia, there remain many unanswered questions about what happened and why. The gunman, whom the Halifax Examiner refers to as GW, is dead. Meanwhile calls for a public inquiry are still very much alive. Federal and provincial […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Dawn Gulenchyn, Frank Gulenchyn, gun violence, mass killing, mass shooting, massacre, murder spree, Nova Scotia, Orchard Beach Road, Policing, Public Inquiry, RCMP, Ryan Ferrington

“Body parts still in the automobile” of mass murder victim when RCMP released the car to the victim’s family, claims lawsuit

June 17, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

A newly proposed class action lawsuit names the RCMP and the Attorneys General of Canada and Nova Scotia for alleged improprieties during and after the mass murder spree of April 18/19. One of the representatives of the class action is Tyler Edison Blair, the son of Greg Blair and the stepson of Jamie Blair, both […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Andrew O'Brien, fake RCMP car, gun violence, gunman Nova Scotia, Heather O'Brien, mass killing, mass murder shooting spree, mass shooting, massacre, murder spree, Nova Scotia, Patterson Law, Policing, Portapique shooting, RCMP, RCMP class action lawsuit, Tyler Edison Blair

“A political act of opportunism”: Conservatives go hard right on gun laws

CPC leadership candidates cozy up to firearm rights advocates, who compare Bill C-71 to the internment of Japanese Canadians in World War 2.

June 17, 2020 By Joan Baxter 1 Comment

The venue is a virtual “town hall” meeting with leadership Conservative candidate Peter MacKay. It’s hosted by the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR), which calls itself “Canada’s most effective and recognizable firearm rights organization,” and the “public relations experts in the firearms community.” MacKay, dressed for the occasion in a plaid shirt and dark […]

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Here’s what the RCMP doesn’t want you to know about the mass murder investigation

May 25, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 2 Comments

Documents newly obtained by the Halifax Examiner related to the April 18/19 mass murder in Nova Scotia are so redacted by the Crown that they provide no new information. But they do provide some insight into the police investigation. The Examiner joined with eight other media organizations to ask a judge to unseal search warrants […]

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Mark Furey and the RCMP’s secret army of Smurfs

May 25, 2020 By Paul Palango 20 Comments

It has been six weeks since the Nova Scotia massacre and as the RCMP dribbles out the official facts of the investigation, many have wondered why the Nova Scotia government has been reluctant to call for a public inquiry. Premier Stephen McNeil has tried to fob it all off on Ottawa, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Alistair Macintyre, Calvin Lawrence, Edgar McLeod, gun violence, Justice Minister Mark Furey, mass killing, mass shooting, massacre, murder spree, Nova Scotia, Policing, R. G. Bryce, RCMP, Staff-Sgt. Eric Howard

Dear Mr. Premier: I know you’re busy but…

You need to appoint a public inquiry into the recent mass murders in Nova Scotia. Now. Yesterday. It needs to be open and transparent and broad-based. I have a few suggestions. You're welcome.

May 24, 2020 By Stephen Kimber 2 Comments

Dear Premier McNeil, I know you’ve been busy, telling Nova Scotians to stay the blazes home and telling our legislators to stay the blazes out of affairs that are none of their business. Such as government spending. I mean, what gives elected MLAs the right to hold online committee hearings to ask awkward questions about […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: gun violence, mass killing, mass shooting, massacre, murder spree, Nova Scotia, Policing, Portapique, Public Inquiry, RCMP, Stephen McNeil

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2020 mass murders

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All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

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In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

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