Answers are being sought about alleged political interference by the federal Liberals in the Nova Scotia Mass Shooting investigation.
The House of Commons public safety committee will hear from RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and former Public Safety Minister Bill Blair today.
The Prime Minister’s office has been accused of pressuring Lucki to release information on the weapons used to further anti-gun legislation, just days after the killings.
Cumberland/Colchester MP Dr. Stephen Ellis, who is the Conservative shadow minister for public safety and member of the committee, says his constituents want answers.
“All of this leads us to believe that there are back-room deals, and a lack of political integrity from the Liberal government on how they deal with the RCMP,” says Dr. Ellis.
Blair and the Prime Minister have denied the allegations.
The allegations were revealed in documents last month during the Mass Casualty Commission public hearings.
RCMP Superintendent Darren Campbell said in his notes that Lucki was angry that he didn’t release information about the weapons used in a news conference just days after the killings.
However, in emails to former public safety minister Bill Blair’s office five days earlier, Lucki said that the information shouldn’t be made public, as it’s part of the active investigation.
Raquel Dancho, Conservative MP on the committee says they want to get to the bottom of it.
“We want clarity and honesty as to what transpired in the days after the attacks, in particular, what made the Commissioner change her mind on releasing the information,” says Dancho.
South Shore/St. Margarets MP Rick Perkins is also on the committee.
