The comments of the former Minister of Public Security come as the political storm around the head of the national police erupts in a second day. This explosive claim contained handwritten notes from the Nova Scotia RCMP Supt. Darren Campbell released on Tuesday as part of the Commission of Inquiry into the Mass Losses. The commission is investigating the April 18-19, 2020, outbreak that claimed the lives of 22 people – including a pregnant woman – and left several injured and many homes destroyed. The commission released a report Tuesday on how the RCMP and the government were communicating with the public about the incident. In those notes, Campbell wrote that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki was upset that the RCMP in Nova Scotia was not disclosing more information about the weapons used because it had promised the federal government — which was then considering gun control legislation. – that you would put it. “The boss obviously came to his own conclusions and his notes reflect that,” Mr Blair told reporters on Wednesday. “But I’m telling you, and I would tell the inspector, if I was talking to him, I did not make any attempt to force the RCMP to intervene in any way in his investigation. I did not give any instructions on what information they should disclose. These are RCMP operational decisions. and I respect it and I have respected it all along. “ Lucki also denied that he interfered in the investigation. “As a police officer and commissioner of the RCMP, I would never take any action or decision that could jeopardize an investigation,” Lucki wrote in a statement issued Tuesday night. Lucki, who was seen speaking at a 2019 press conference in Ottawa, says she did not intervene in the NS shooting investigation. (Chris Wattie / The Canadian Press) Although the statement did not directly address the allegation that she was pushing for more information to be released to help the Liberals’ plans for arms control, Lucky wrote that briefings with the public security minister were necessary, especially during the mass shootings. “I take the principle of police independence extremely seriously, and it has been and will continue to be fully respected in all interactions,” he wrote. Mr Blair, who was public security minister at the time of the shooting, said he had confidence in the commissioner, who was appointed by the Liberal government in 2018.
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The Conservatives are demanding an urgent emergency debate and a House of Commons committee inquiry to get to the bottom of the allegations. “It is disgusting to know that the prime minister and his office would use the death of Canadians for their own political gain,” said Provisional Conservative leader Candice Bergen. “Conservatives believe that supporter Darren Campell, when he says that Brenda Lucki, the commissioner, pressured him, pressured the RCMP and the reason he did it was because he had made a commitment or was pressured by the prime minister’s office and / or the minister Public Security “. CLOCKS Victims’ families criticize NS shooting investigation:
The families of the angry victims were heard in the NS shooting investigation
Family members of the NS shooting victims expressed their frustration with the way the RCMP handled them, telling them about what happened to their loved ones. Meanwhile, a report disputed whether the RCMP chief of police intervened in the release of certain information due to promises made to the Prime Minister’s Office. According to Campbell, Lucki’s alleged comments were made during a meeting about a week after the shootings. During a press conference, Campbell told reporters that the gunman had two semi-automatic pistols and two semi-automatic rifles. He will not give further details, but said that some of the weapons may have originated in the United States and the Canada Border Service assisted in the investigation. “The commissioner was obviously upset. She did not raise her voice, but her choice of words was indicative of her overall dissatisfaction with our work,” Campbell wrote after meeting Lucky on April 28. “The Commissioner said she had promised the Secretary of Public Safety and the Office of the Prime Minister that the RCMP (us) would make this information public,” Campbell said.
Releasing weapon information can damage the case, RCMP Supt. He wrote
“I tried to explain that there was no intention of disrespecting anyone, but we could not disclose this information at this time. and safer in public. “ Campbell wrote that he believed that disclosing information about firearms could hamper the investigation. “I said we could not because such a thing would jeopardize the ongoing efforts to advance the American side of the case as well as the Canadian components of the investigation,” he wrote. Shortly after the April 28 meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trinto announced the ban on about 1,500 brands and models of firearmsincluding two of the weapons used in the mass shooting in Nova Scotia – a Colt Law Enforcement Carbine, a semi-automatic weapon and a Ruger Mini-14. CLOCKS Did the government try to intervene in the NS shooting investigation?
Did the government try to intervene in an RCMP investigation into the mass shooting in Nova Scotia?
A report released by a public inquiry into the mass attack in Nova Scotia in 2020 suggests that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki had promised the government to release information about the firearms used in the tragedy. MPs Taleeb Noormohamed and Raquel Dancho weigh in. At that time, the police had not yet made public the specific brands and models used in the attacks. This information was not disclosed until the fall of 2020, when The National Post reported details of weapons after receiving an information note prepared for the prime minister after the shooting. During an interview with CBC Power & Politics on May 1, 2020, in support of the arms embargo, Blair said the RCMP would release more information about the weapons used in the shooting when it deemed it appropriate. “I believe that the RCMP will disclose the information of its investigation when it is finished and at a time they deem appropriate. The RCMP, at the end of its investigation, will disclose the details of this investigation at the appropriate time and I “, he said. Asked if he said the weapons were acquired legally, Blair said the weapons were linked to the Liberals’ ban. “Let me be very clear, the weapons used in this crime are very relevant to the work we have done today,” he said. “And I think Canadians will understand that better when that information becomes available.” “The weapons used in this crime are very relevant to the work we have done today.” pic.twitter .com / yGWZCr1aAy – @ PnPCBC Regarding the meeting with Lucky, Campbell wrote that some people in the room “cried and were moved by this derogatory rebuke”. In a statement Tuesday, Lucki said she regretted her behavior at the meeting, which she said was asked to discuss various issues, including the flow of information to the RCMP’s national headquarters and the public disclosure of information. “It was a tense discussion and I regret the way I approached the meeting and the impact it had on those present,” he said. “My need for information should have been better balanced in relation to the seriousness of the circumstances they were experiencing. I should have been more sensitive in my approach. If I had led the meeting differently, these employees would have felt more support during this. which I know was an extremely difficult time. “ Lucki is expected to testify as a witness next month.
