Wednesday 14 September 2022

Brian Brennan former commanding officer of the RCMP in NS appeared before Mass Casualty Commission AGAIN

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Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Brian Brennan former commanding officer of the RCMP in NS appeared
before Mass Casualty Commission AGAIN


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MCC Day 68 - Deputy Commissioner Brennan, and Comparing RCMP Response in Saskatchewan

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The second in command RCMP officer in Canada, Dep. Commissioner Brian Brennan, testified today at the Mass Casualty Commission. He discussed the relationship between the NS RCMP and the national leadership, the difficulties being experienced by the top RCMP officers in NS, and operational issues like emergency alerts and decommissioned vehicle sales. 
 
DC Brennan also mentioned the lessons he felt were learned by the RCMP, which were applied in Saskatchewan last week. There, the police did issue emergency alerts, and had air support. They have not learned, however, to be forthcoming with operational details, and their refusal to discuss the death of the main culprit in the stabbings has echoes of the RCMP press conferences in NS following the April 18-19, 2020 shootings. 
 
There were examples raised of DC Brennan being a force for secrecy within the RCMP, including his advice not to proactively reveal the existence of the 2011 Criminal Intelligence Bulletin regarding the killer wanting to "kill a cop".

 

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I thought the cross examination today was done very well. Did you happen to catch the cross questioning about an audio recording that existed of the controversial call with Lucki? I was looking forward to your take on this. I hadn’t heard anything about this recording before and was “surprised” that after the top brass gave sworn testimony to the parliamentary committee AND the MCC about this call, with all providing differing accounts of what was said, that this recording (which could have clarified that) was never mentioned by anyone. This speaks again to the fact that they are only as transparent as they need to be. Not forthcoming about things that exist, unless they know that others are aware. I hope the MCC is taking note. And I hope the recording surfaces. Deleting something from a device can often be retrieved.
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Yes, after the many different accounts of the call, it would be fascinating for the audio recording to surface and be available for us all to hear. Unfortunately, I do not expect that to be the case.
 
 
 

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RCMP says recording of disputed Lucki phone call did exist but has been deleted

Spokesperson says RCMP is reviewing the situation

Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan testified Friday about the recording before the Mass Casualty Commission leading the public inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shootings.

Brennan said Dan Brien, director of media relations with the RCMP, recorded at least some of the phone call. Brennan was also on the April 28, 2020, call with Commissioner Brenda Lucki and high-ranking Nova Scotia RCMP officers and civilian staff.

Brennan said he was aware of an internal RCMP investigation into where the recording was and whether it could be retrieved, but has been told the recording is gone.

"It doesn't exist because Mr. Brien has deleted it from whatever phone he was using," Brennan said.

There has been disagreement about what happened during that April 28 call.

Four Nova Scotia RCMP team members have told the commission that Lucki was angry that details about the gunman's firearms were not released at a news conference earlier that day.

Chief Supt. Darren Campbell's notes from that day said Lucki had "promised the minister of public safety and the Prime Minister's Office" the RCMP would release the details ahead of the Liberal government's pending gun legislation.

But Brennan has told the commission he didn't remember legislation being mentioned during the call.

Lucki has said that Bill Blair, then public safety minister, never directed or ordered her to disclose the makes and models of the guns.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the government did not put any "undue" pressure on the RCMP.

Brennan said he didn't learn until April or May of this year, two years after the call, that Brien had recorded it.

Brian Brennan speaks to reporters in this 2018 file photo. The RCMP deputy commissioner has told the N.S. mass shooting inquiry that he is aware of a recording of the April 28, 2020, call with Commissioner Lucki. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)

RCMP spokesperson Robin Percival confirmed in an email to CBC News on Tuesday that a recording was made of "some part" of the April 28 phone call. She said RCMP senior management was "recently made aware of the recording" and the commission was "promptly" informed of the situation. 

"The RCMP has been informed the recording is no longer available," Percival said.

She said the RCMP is reviewing the matter under the applicable privacy and security regimes "to determine what further actions are required," but as that review is ongoing the RCMP cannot comment further on the issue.

Brennan made no mention of this recording in his appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) meeting in July around allegations of political interference, or his August interview with the commission.

Michael Scott, a lawyer with Patterson Law representing many victims' families, suggested to Brennan it would have been helpful to know about this recording before now to clear up the "glaring discrepancy" between what Lucki and what the Nova Scotia team say happened on that call.

"I don't disagree. It never came up in terms of the meeting — and I don't have a lot of information about the recording," Brennan said.

Lawyer Michael Scott of Patterson Law, whose firm represents more than a dozen families, questions RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry on Aug. 23. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)

Scott told CBC News that Brennan's comments caught his attention because it seems the existence of this recording has been known for months.

Scott said his team would be asking commission counsel about how they are pressing the federal justice department to get a clear answer on the issue.

"I don't think we'll be satisfied until we get either a copy of the recording, or a lot of details about how an electronic recording of a meeting with the RCMP national headquarters could have gone missing," Scott said.

When Scott asked Brennan last week why it's taken so long to figure out what happened to the recording, Brennan agreed that it's "not that complicated" to order that Brien's phone should be retrieved, but he didn't know where that process stood.

Even if the recording has been deleted, Brennan said he had no idea about whether it could still be recovered from the cloud, or whether a search warrant might be needed for the phone. 

If a recording of the entirety of the April 28 call does exist, Brennan said it would "bring absolute clarity" to all the questions that are being asked by the commission and House of Commons committee.

"There would be no doubt, no room for interpretation, if it's there in its entirety," Brennan said.

Brien requested by committee

The Mass Casualty Commission is continuing to follow up with the Attorney General of Canada about "whether such a recording still exists, and if so to obtain a copy," investigations director Barbara McLean said in an email Tuesday.

The SECU has requested to hear testimony from Brien, but he did not appear at either of their meetings into the possible political interference issue in July or August.

The committee will next meet sometime before Sept. 30 to determine if it wishes to continue the current study of this issue, and what witnesses they should hear from.


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MCC - DAY 71 - DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BRENNAN

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Senior RCMP officer admits he didn't brief Commissioner Lucki about guns or fallout

Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appeared Friday before Mass Casualty Commission

Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan, who is in charge of contract and Indigenous policing with the RCMP, is appearing before the Mass Casualty Commission leading the inquiry into the April 2020 massacre, in which a gunman killed 22 people across the province. 

The webcast of Brennan's testimony can be seen here.

The commission already interviewed Brennan in August, when he talked about his impression of the April 28, 2020, phone call with RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and high-ranking Nova Scotia Mounties and civilian members. 

Chief Supt. Darren Campbell's notes from that day said Lucki was angry the Nova Scotia team did not share details of the gunman's firearms at a news conference. Campbell said Lucki had "promised the minister of public safety and the Prime Minister's Office" the RCMP would release the details ahead of the Liberal government's pending gun legislation, though Brennan told the commission he didn't remember legislation being mentioned during the call.

Lucki has told the commission and a House of Commons committee that Bill Blair, then public safety minister, never directed or ordered her to disclose the makes and models of the guns. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the government did not put any "undue" pressure on the RCMP.

Other senior leaders within the RCMP in Nova Scotia have testified that they found Lucki's tone during that meeting disrespectful and that they were insulted by Lucki bringing up gun legislation.

Brennan testified Friday that Lucki told him she wanted to meet with leaders in Nova Scotia, that she was not happy with how the press conference had gone and had been frustrated by the flow of communication from Nova Scotia RCMP.

Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan testifies before the Mass Casualty Commission on Friday. (Mass Casualty Commission)

Brennan said he told Lucki it probably wasn't the best time for such a meeting, as it was late in the day in Nova Scotia and the team had just finished a press conference they likely felt was successful. But Lucki pressed on and the meeting began just 15 minutes later, according to Brennan.

After the meeting, Lee Bergerman, the assistant commissioner and commanding officer of the Nova Scotia RCMP, called Brennan on her drive home to tell him she was angered and disappointed by the meeting, that it was not received well by the other senior leaders in the room and that the timing was inappropriate.

Brennan said he did not brief Lucki about the impact of the meeting, saying he "didn't have an appreciation at the time for how deeply affected individuals were." 

"It was one of those unfortunate things where when you cannot see the people you're interacting with, you can't read the body language, you can't see how upset people are."

Brennan said in hindsight, if he'd known how the meeting affected leadership on the ground in Nova Scotia, he would have briefed Lucki.

Lucki has testified there was a miscommunication with one of her national RCMP communications staff who gave her the wrong impression that gun information would be released through the April 28 press conference, and Lucki passed that on to Blair and the prime minister.

When the gun details weren't released, Lucki told the House of Commons committee she was upset because, "I felt I had misinformed the minister and, by extension, the prime minister."

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki testifies at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18-19, 2020, in Halifax on Aug. 23. Gabriel Wortman, dressed as an RCMP officer and driving a replica police cruiser, murdered 22 people. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)

But two hours before the April 28 press conference, Brennan learned from Lia Scanlan, the head of strategic communications for the Nova Scotia RCMP at the time of the shootings, that Campbell was "not comfortable" releasing the make and models publicly during the press conference.

Brennan told the commission in his interview in August that he would have told Lucki about this piece of information because they worked down the hall from one another, but Lucki testified she doesn't recall that happening — and if it had, she wouldn't have brought up the issue in the call at all.

On Friday, Brennan said hearing Lucki's testimony on that question refreshed his memory, and he agreed that Lucki was working from home at the time in the early days of COVID-19 and he did not inform her.

Brennan opposed publicly releasing bulletin

Brennan also testified Friday he did not want to release a 2011 bulletin warning police agencies that the gunman, Gabriel Wortman, had a stash of guns and wanted "to kill a cop."

"My question was, to what end? What are we trying to articulate to the public about a bulletin that existed?" Brennan said.

The bulletin came to light within the RCMP on April 19, 2020, when an Amherst Police officer recognized the gunman's name and dug the notice up in his email.

     A screenshot from a 2011 officer safety bulletin, which contained a tip about the man who, nine years later, killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia. (Truro Police Service)

The RCMP did not address the bulletin until after CBC News published a story about it. CBC News received the document through a freedom-of-information request filed to the Truro Police Service in May 2020.

In fact, retired RCMP superintendent Costa Dimopoulos, who came from New Brunswick soon after the mass shooting, told the inquiry the RCMP wasn't aware the bulletin existed until that request was made. He said RCMP officials met with other police agencies, including Truro police and Halifax Regional Police, to discuss the contents and possible release.

Although he said the conversation morphed into a "sore point," he took the position that RCMP should have made the bulletin public.

"I had expressed concerns to Chief Supt. [Chris] Leather that, you know, if we don't go out with something as a policing community … that people might think we're covering something up down the road, which is, you know, furthest from the truth," said Dimopoulos.

He told the commission he ended up briefing Brennan and another senior officer about the bulletin and his view on making it public.

Brennan confirmed during his testimony Friday he was not in favour of releasing the information. 

"We don't, as a practice in policing, provide intelligence or information bulletins like this to the general public or out in the public forum. They're for police use."

Brennan testified he also expected that an inquiry would eventually be called, and that the bulletin would be made public then.

RCMP relations with Halifax Regional Police

Jamie Van Wart, a lawyer for the Mass Casualty Commission, asked Brennan about a request in August 2021 from RCMP Chief Supt. Janis Gray to move her entire team of RCMP officers working on an integrated unit with the Halifax Regional Police out of the HRP building in downtown Halifax.

Brennan said he understood Gray's request to stem from challenging working relationships between RCMP and HRP.

The commission has heard about tensions between the two police forces following the mass shooting response. Issues of policing standards, special services, funding and the emergency alert system have also been contentious points.

"I remember taking the position that wasn't something that we were going to be entertaining," Brennan said. "Moving an entire district management team out of that environment is not productive to the expectations and the responsibility and the accountability that we have in that arrangement."

Brennan said he directed Bergerman to try to resolve the issues underlying the request.

Brennan also connected to wellness report

The inquiry has also heard that Brennan never told Lucki that a key wellness report on Nova Scotia RCMP senior officers and civilian staff had been finished.

The final report from Quintet Consulting was finished in September 2021 and outlined how people felt about underlying issues with national RCMP leadership and the mass shooting response.

Lucki said she didn't learn the report was completed until this June, when she was getting ready to visit Nova Scotia for the first time since the mass shooting to attend Const. Heidi Stevenson's memorial service and a town hall with local Mounties.

She testified it was "deeply concerning" that she only found out about the report so late, and asked Brennan why it hadn't been brought to her, but was told he had no idea how it fell through the cracks.

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"Justweb@novascotia.ca" <Justweb@novascotia.ca>, "barb.whitenect"
<barb.whitenect@gnb.ca>, "Boston.Mail" <Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>,
"hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>,
"Fraser.Logan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca" <Fraser.Logan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
paulpalango <paulpalango@protonmail.com>, NightTimePodcast
<NightTimePodcast@gmail.com>, nsinvestigators
<nsinvestigators@gmail.com>, "Pineo, Robert" <rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca>,
andrew <andrew@frankmagazine.ca>, Newsroom
<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>,
"martin.gaudet" <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>, "Roger.Brown"
<Roger.Brown@fredericton.ca>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>,
"Bill.Hogan@gnb.ca" <Bill.Hogan@gnb.ca>

Wow. Why a stupid decision. What are they hiding?

Cheers,

Rick Perkins, MP
South Shore-St. Margaret’s
Official Opposition Shadow Minister, Fisheries, Oceans and the
Canadian Coast Guard
613-995-6182
902-527-5655


On 9/4/22, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote:
> YO Rick
>
> Go Figure
>
>
>
>  ---------- Original message ----------
> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:47:00 -0400
> Subject: Re: 13 deadly hours Methinks somebody in CBC should say hey
> to your old buddies Landslide Annie and Big Bad Billy Blair for me
> N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau The Younger???
> To: prmibullrun <prmibullrun@gmail.com>, Norman Traversy
> < traversy.n@gmail.com>, CabalCookies <cabalcookies@protonmail.com>,
> El.Jones@msvu.ca, tim@halifaxexaminer.ca, "steve.murphy"
> < steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, kevin.leahy@pps-spp.gc.ca,
> Charles.Murray@gnb.ca, JUSTWEB <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>,
> AgentMargaritaville@protonmail.com, "Bill.Blair"
> < Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "kevin.leahy"
> < kevin.leahy@pps-spp.parl.gc.ca>, lagenomai4@protonmail.com,
> mlaritcey@bellaliant.com, mla@esmithmccrossinmla.com,
> toryrushtonmla@bellaliant.com, kelly@kellyregan.ca,
> mla_assistant@alanapaon.com, stephenmcneil@ns.aliantzinc.ca, PREMIER
> < PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, info@hughmackay.ca, pictoueastamanda@gmail.com,
> markfurey.mla@eastlink.ca, claudiachendermla@gmail.com,
> FinanceMinister@novascotia.ca, kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, pm
> < pm@pm.gc.ca>, istayhealthy8@gmail.com, prmi@eastlink.ca,
> "Katie.Telford" <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>
> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>,
> elizabeth.mcmillan@cbc.ca, lisa.mayor@cbc.ca, RPineo@pattersonlaw.ca,
> smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Pineo, Robert" <RPineo@pattersonlaw.ca>
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:40:12 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: 13 deadly hours Perhaps Elizabeth McMillan
> and Lisa Mayor should have another talk with the lawyers Sean.Fraser
> and Robert Pineo EH?
> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
>
> Thank you for your email. I will be attending outside meetings during
> the week of November 16, 2020 and will not have access to my telephone
> or email. I will return your messages during the evenings. Thank you
> and have a nice day.
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:40:10 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: 13 deadly hours Perhaps Elizabeth McMillan
> and Lisa Mayor should have another talk with the lawyers Sean.Fraser
> and Robert Pineo EH?
> To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com
>
> Thank you very much for reaching out to the Office of the Hon. Bill
> Blair, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest.
>
> Please be advised that as a health and safety precaution, our
> constituency office will not be holding in-person meetings until
> further notice. We will continue to provide service during our regular
> office hours, both over the phone and via email.
>
> Due to the high volume of emails and calls we are receiving, our
> office prioritizes requests on the basis of urgency and in relation to
> our role in serving the constituents of Scarborough Southwest. If you
> are not a constituent of Scarborough Southwest, please reach out to
> your local of Member of Parliament for assistance. To find your local
> MP, visit: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en
>
> Moreover, at this time, we ask that you please only call our office if
> your case is extremely urgent. We are experiencing an extremely high
> volume of calls, and will better be able to serve you through email.
>
> Should you have any questions related to COVID-19, please see:
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>
> Thank you again for your message, and we will get back to you as soon
> as possible.
>
> Best,
>
>
> MP Staff to the Hon. Bill Blair
> Parliament Hill: 613-995-0284
> Constituency Office: 416-261-8613
> bill.blair@parl.gc.ca<mailto:bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
>
> **
> Merci beaucoup d'avoir pris contact avec le bureau de l'Honorable Bill
> Blair, D?put? de Scarborough-Sud-Ouest.
>
> Veuillez noter que par mesure de pr?caution en mati?re de sant? et de
> s?curit?, notre bureau de circonscription ne tiendra pas de r?unions
> en personne jusqu'? nouvel ordre. Nous continuerons ? fournir des
> services pendant nos heures de bureau habituelles, tant par t?l?phone
> que par courrier ?lectronique.
>
> En raison du volume ?lev? de courriels que nous recevons, notre bureau
> classe les demandes par ordre de priorit? en fonction de leur urgence
> et de notre r?le dans le service aux ?lecteurs de Scarborough
> Sud-Ouest. Si vous n'?tes pas un ?lecteur de Scarborough Sud-Ouest,
> veuillez contacter votre d?put? local pour obtenir de l'aide. Pour
> trouver votre d?put? local, visitez le
> site:https://www.noscommunes.ca/members/fr
>
> En outre, nous vous demandons de ne t?l?phoner ? notre bureau que si
> votre cas est extr?mement urgent. Nous recevons un volume d'appels
> extr?mement ?lev? et nous serons mieux ? m?me de vous servir par
> courrier ?lectronique.
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> Si vous avez des questions concernant COVID-19, veuillez consulter le
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>
> Merci encore pour votre message, et nous vous r?pondrons d?s que possible.
>
> Cordialement,
>
> Personnel du D?put? de l'Honorable Bill Blair
> Colline du Parlement : 613-995-0284
> Bureau de Circonscription : 416-261-8613
> bill.blair@parl.gc.ca<mailto:bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
> < mailto:bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
>
> On 11/23/20, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote:
>> https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/nova-scotia-shooting-13-deadly-hours
>>
>>
>> 13 deadly hours
>>
>> November 22, 2020
>>
>> Over 13 hours, a man disguised as a Mountie travelled nearly 200
>> kilometres through Nova Scotia, killing 22 people. The Fifth Estate
>> explores what the RCMP knew about the gunman that night, how they
>> remained one step behind and why the public was left in the dark.
>>
>> Text by Elizabeth McMillan and Lisa Mayor
>>
>> Editing by Janet Davison
>>
>> "It seems to me that the RCMP are not wanting the entire story to come
>> out about how the response to this tragedy took place," Rob Pineo, a
>> lawyer representing the families of the victims in a lawsuit against
>> the shooter's estate, told The Fifth Estate. "To be frank, [their
>> response] seems to be quite embarrassing [for the RCMP]."
>>
>>
>> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/07/rallies-continue-push-for-public.html
>>
>>
>> Wednesday, 29 July 2020
>>
>> Federal and provincial governments to hold public inquiry into Nova
>> Scotia mass shootings
>>
>>
>> https://twitter.com/DavidRayAmos/with_replies
>>
>> David Raymond Amos‏ @DavidRayAmos
>> Replying to @DavidRayAmos
>> Methinks lots of folks may enjoy what Peter Mac Issac and his cohorts
>> said while the RCMP and a lot of LIEbranos were stuttering and
>> doubletalking bigtime N'esy Pas?
>>
>>
>> https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/07/rallies-continue-push-for-public.html
>>
>>
>>   #nbpoli #cdnpoli
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioT6vj0zA_Q&t=3045s
>>
>>
>> Citizens Rise Against Corruption in Trudeau Government
>> 18,724 views
>> •Streamed live on Jul 27, 2020
>>
>>
>> Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson
>> 38K subscribers
>> Citizens Rise Against Corruption in Trudeau Government - Peter Mac Issac
>>
>>
>> ----------Origiinal message ----------
>> From: Sean.Fraser@parl.gc.ca
>> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:33:11 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: YO Melanie Joly and Pablo Rodriguez Methinks
>> Steven Guilbeault, his buddy Catherine Tait and all your former nasty
>> minions in CBC must take courses on playing dumb N'esy Pas?
>> To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com
>>
>> Thank you for your message. Please note that due to the volume of
>> inquiries our offices are receiving, I have written an automated
>> message below, and I have attached frequently asked questions to try
>> and address some of the common things we are hearing about. If you
>> still have questions about the Government’s response to COVID-19 after
>> reading the below, please reply to this e-mail and we will be pleased
>> to assist you.
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Pineo, Robert" <RPineo@pattersonlaw.ca>
>> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:25:26 +0000
>> Subject: Re: RE Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed by
>> “Independent Review” I just called Correct?
>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>, "McCulloch, Sandra"
>> < smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca>
>> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> Why are you quoting my statement back to me?
>>
>> Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 9:53 AM
>> To: smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca; rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
>> Cc: motomaniac333
>> Subject: RE Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed by “Independent
>> Review” I just called Correct?
>>
>> http://www.pattersonlaw.ca/News/NewsArticleView/tabid/179/ArticleId/1746/Families-of-Shooting-Victims-Disappointed-by-Independent-Review.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "McCulloch, Sandra" <smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca>
>> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:53:30 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed
>> by “Independent Review” I just called Correct?
>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your email. I will be away from my office conducting
>> discovery examinations on July 27th through 29th.  I will respond to
>> your e-mail as soon as possible.  Please contact 902.897.2000 if your
>> matter requires more urgent
>> attention.https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/nova-scotia-shooting-13-deadly-hours
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:53:20 -0300
>> Subject: RE Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed by “Independent
>> Review” I just called Correct?
>> To: smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca, rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
>> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> http://www.pattersonlaw.ca/News/NewsArticleView/tabid/179/ArticleId/1746/Families-of-Shooting-Victims-Disappointed-by-Independent-Review.aspx
>>
>>
>> Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed by “Independent Review”
>>
>> The “Independent Review” announced by Ministers Furey and Blair is
>> wholly insufficient to meet the objectives of providing full and
>> transparent answers to the families and the public, identifying
>> deficiencies in responses, and providing meaningful lessons to be
>> learned to avoid similar future tragedies.
>>
>> The choices of commissioners, and in particular Former Chief Justice
>> Michael MacDonald, were thoughtful and appropriate for an inquiry.
>> Former Chief Justice MacDonald is of the highest rank in judicial
>> capabilities and is of unassailable integrity. That said, any
>> decision- maker can only render decisions based on the information and
>> evidence presented to them.
>>
>> The announced “independent review” model, to be conducted in a
>> so-called “non- traumatic” and “restorative” way, will prejudice the
>> panel by restricting the evidence and information being presented.
>>
>> In a public inquiry setting, such as was employed in the Marshall and
>> Westray public inquiries, interested parties had the opportunity to
>> question the witnesses. It is a very well- held maxim in our common
>> law legal tradition, that cross-examination is the most effective
>> truth-finding mechanism available. Without proper and thorough
>> questioning, the panel will be left with incomplete and untested
>> evidence upon which to base its decision. This is completely contrary
>> to our Canadian notions of fair and transparent justice.
>>
>> Most disappointingly, Ministers Furey and Blair have hidden behind
>> their contrived notion of a “trauma-free” process to exclude the full
>> participation of the families under the guise of protecting them from
>> further trauma. This is not how the families wish to be treated.
>> Minister Furey has spoken with the families, so he must know that they
>> want to participate, not to be “protected” by an incomplete process.
>>
>> The families want a full and transparent public inquiry. Why will
>> Minister Furey not give them this? Why will he not give the citizens
>> of Nova Scotia this? “We are all in this together” has been the slogan
>> throughout 2020 - the families simply want us all, the public, to be
>> in this together now to figure out a better tomorrow for families and
>> the Province.
>>
>> For further inquiries, please contact:
>>
>> Robert H. Pineo
>> 902-405-8177
>> rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
>>
>>
>> Sandra L. McCulloch
>> 902-896-6114
>> smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:04:13 -0300
>> Subject: YO Bill.Blair Now that a full Public Inquiry is in order
>> Methinks people such as Anne McLellan, Ralph Goodale Leanne Fitch,
>> Allan Carroll, Mark Furey and YOU should testify under oath N'esy Pas?
>> To: Norman Traversy <traversy.n@gmail.com>, CabalCookies
>> < cabalcookies@protonmail.com>, El.Jones@msvu.ca,
>> tim@halifaxexaminer.ca, "steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>,
>> kevin.leahy@pps-spp.gc.ca, Charles.Murray@gnb.ca, JUSTWEB
>> < JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>, AgentMargaritaville@protonmail.com,
>> "Bill.Blair" <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "kevin.leahy"
>> < kevin.leahy@pps-spp.parl.gc.ca>, lagenomai4@protonmail.com,
>> mlaritcey@bellaliant.com, mla@esmithmccrossinmla.com,
>> toryrushtonmla@bellaliant.com, kelly@kellyregan.ca,
>> mla_assistant@alanapaon.com, stephenmcneil@ns.aliantzinc.ca, PREMIER
>> < PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, info@hughmackay.ca, pictoueastamanda@gmail.com,
>> markfurey.mla@eastlink.ca, claudiachendermla@gmail.com,
>> FinanceMinister@novascotia.ca, "Bill.Morneau" <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>
>> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>,
>> kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, istayhealthy8@gmail.com,
>> prmi@eastlink.ca, "PETER.MACKAY" <PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.com>,
>> "Katie.Telford" <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca
>> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:48:08 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE The "Strike back: Demand an inquiry
>> Event." Methinks it interesting that Martha Paynter is supported by
>> the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation N'esy Pas?
>> To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com
>>
>> Thank you very much for reaching out to the Office of the Hon. Bill
>> Blair, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest.
>>
>> Please be advised that as a health and safety precaution, our
>> constituency office will not be holding in-person meetings until
>> further notice. We will continue to provide service during our regular
>> office hours, both over the phone and via email.
>>
>> Due to the high volume of emails and calls we are receiving, our
>> office prioritizes requests on the basis of urgency and in relation to
>> our role in serving the constituents of Scarborough Southwest. If you
>> are not a constituent of Scarborough Southwest, please reach out to
>> your local of Member of Parliament for assistance. To find your local
>> MP, visit: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en
>>
>> Moreover, at this time, we ask that you please only call our office if
>> your case is extremely urgent. We are experiencing an extremely high
>> volume of calls, and will better be able to serve you through email.
>>
>> Should you have any questions related to COVID-19, please see:
>> www.canada.ca/coronavirus<http://www.canada.ca/coronavirus>
>>
>> Thank you again for your message, and we will get back to you as soon
>> as possible.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>> MP Staff to the Hon. Bill Blair
>> Parliament Hill: 613-995-0284
>> Constituency Office: 416-261-8613
>> bill.blair@parl.gc.cabill.blair@parl.gc.ca
>>
>>>
>>
>> **
>> Merci beaucoup d'avoir pris contact avec le bureau de l'Honorable Bill
>> Blair, D?put? de Scarborough-Sud-Ouest.
>>
>> Veuillez noter que par mesure de pr?caution en mati?re de sant? et de
>> s?curit?, notre bureau de circonscription ne tiendra pas de r?unions
>> en personne jusqu'? nouvel ordre. Nous continuerons ? fournir des
>> services pendant nos heures de bureau habituelles, tant par t?l?phone
>> que par courrier ?lectronique.
>>
>> En raison du volume ?lev? de courriels que nous recevons, notre bureau
>> classe les demandes par ordre de priorit? en fonction de leur urgence
>> et de notre r?le dans le service aux ?lecteurs de Scarborough
>> Sud-Ouest. Si vous n'?tes pas un ?lecteur de Scarborough Sud-Ouest,
>> veuillez contacter votre d?put? local pour obtenir de l'aide. Pour
>> trouver votre d?put? local, visitez le
>> site:https://www.noscommunes.ca/members/fr
>>
>> En outre, nous vous demandons de ne t?l?phoner ? notre bureau que si
>> votre cas est extr?mement urgent. Nous recevons un volume d'appels
>> extr?mement ?lev? et nous serons mieux ? m?me de vous servir par
>> courrier ?lectronique.
>>
>> Si vous avez des questions concernant COVID-19, veuillez consulter le
>> site : http://www.canada.ca/le-coronavirus
>>
>> Merci encore pour votre message, et nous vous r?pondrons d?s que
>> possible.
>>
>> Cordialement,
>>
>> Personnel du D?put? de l'Honorable Bill Blair
>> Colline du Parlement : 613-995-0284
>> Bureau de Circonscription : 416-261-8613
>> bill.blair@parl.gc.cabill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
>> < mailto:bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
>>
>>
>> After backlash, governments agree to hold public inquiry into Nova
>> Scotia shooting
>> By Alexander Quon & Elizabeth McSheffrey Global News
>> Posted July 28, 2020 10:42 am
>>
>> WATCH: The federal government is now proceeding with a public inquiry
>> into the Nova Scotia massacre that left 22 innocent people dead in
>> April. Elizabeth McSheffrey looks at why Ottawa is changing paths now,
>> and what the inquiry has the power to do.
>>
>> The decision to hold a review into the mass killing in April that
>> resulted in the deaths of 22 people in Nova Scotia took three months
>> to arrange. In less than a week the decision has been undone after a
>> massive wave of public backlash.
>>
>> Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced on Tuesday a
>> public inquiry will be held into the mass shooting that began in
>> Portapique, N.S. on April 18 and came to an end nearly 100 km away, 13
>> hours later.
>>
>> “The Government of Canada is now proceeding with a full Public
>> Inquiry, under the authority of the Inquiries Act,” said Blair in a
>> statement.
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: Allan Carroll <allan.carroll@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
>> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:14:09 -0400
>> Subject: Re: Trust that Murray Segal's appointment to whitewash the
>> Rehteah Parsons matter did not surprise me after the meail I sent this
>> weekend (AOL)
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> I will be AOL commencing  July 27, 2013  and returning on August 13,
>> 2013.  Cpl David Baldwin of Amherst Det will be assuming my duties
>> during my absence. Should you require immediate assistance, please
>> contact the main Amherst office number at 902-667-3859.
>>
>> For inquiries about the Crisis Negotiation Team, please contact
>> Sgt.Royce MacRae at 902-720-5426 (w) or 902-471-8776 (c)
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Fitch, Leanne" <leanne.fitch@fredericton.ca>
>> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 14:05:24 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: Re Federal Court file no T-1557-15 Now this
>> is interesting As soon as Brad Wall got reelected as Premier he began
>> blocking my email Go Figure EH David Drummond???
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
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>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Hon.Ralph.Goodale  (PS/SP)" <Hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>
>> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:39:00 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks this afternoon Harjit Sajjan and
>> his minions should go to Federal Court pull my file (T-1557-15) from
>> the docket then read statement 83 real slow N'esy Pas?
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> Merci d'avoir ?crit ? l'honorable Ralph Goodale, ministre de la
>> S?curit? publique et de la Protection civile.
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Fitch, Leanne" <leanne.fitch@fredericton.ca>
>> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:38:59 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks this afternoon Harjit Sajjan and
>> his minions should go to Federal Court pull my file (T-1557-15) from
>> the docket then read statement 83 real slow N'esy Pas?
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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>> Friday, 18 September 2015
>> David Raymond Amos Versus The Crown T-1557-15
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>
> On 9/4/22, Perkins, Rick - M.P. <rick.perkins@parl.gc.ca> wrote:
>> Wow. Why a stupid decision. What are they hiding?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rick Perkins, MP
>> South Shore-St. Margaret’s
>> Official Opposition Shadow Minister, Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian
>> Coast Guard
>> 613-995-6182
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>> Subject: N.S. Mass Casualty Commission bans sharing video and audio of
>> the
>> testimony of RCMP Cst. Greg Wiley's testimony???
>>
>> https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/09/ns-mass-casualty-commission-bans.html
>>
>> Saturday, 3 September 2022
>>
>> N.S. Mass Casualty Commission bans sharing video and audio of the
>> testimony of RCMP Cst. Greg Wiley's testimony??? SURPRISE SURPRISE
>> SURPRISE
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaqCL0OKP0o&ab_channel=AdamRodgers
>>
>> MCC Day 64 - Commissioners' Publication Ban On Cst. Wiley Testimony
>> 259 views
>> Sep 3, 2022
>> Adam Rodgers
>> 714 subscribers
>> In another late Friday afternoon news release, the MCC has issued a
>> decision to ban the publication of any audio or video of Cst. Greg
>> Wiley's testimony on Tuesday. Cst. Wiley is a key witness, having
>> visited Gabriel Wortman 16 times over the course of a few years. This
>> decision is unsupported by any publicly available evidence.
>> The Commissioners have threatened to have anyone who violates the
>> order charged criminally under s.127 of the Criminal Code. I discuss
>> that section and what it would take for a media organization to
>> overcome the Order made by the Commissioners.
>>
>> MCC Day 64 - Commissioners' Publication Ban On Cst. Wiley Testimony
>> 261 views
>> Sep 3, 2022
>> Adam Rodgers
>> 714 subscribers
>> In another late Friday afternoon news release, the MCC has issued a
>> decision to ban the publication of any audio or video of Cst. Greg
>> Wiley's testimony on Tuesday. Cst. Wiley is a key witness, having
>> visited Gabriel Wortman 16 times over the course of a few years. This
>> decision is unsupported by any publicly available evidence.
>> The Commissioners have threatened to have anyone who violates the
>> order charged criminally under s.127 of the Criminal Code. I discuss
>> that section and what it would take for a media organization to
>> overcome the Order made by the Commissioners.
>>
>> 7 Comments
>>
>> David Amos
>> SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE
>>
>> hmackenzie7
>> We are paying attention to these damn Friday releases of info. Such
>> corruption and hypocrisy makes me sick. Thank you for taking the time
>> for these reports and best of luck in your baseball games!
>>
>> Brian Henley
>> Cripes...this is bizarre...incomprehensible ... thank you, Adam, for
>> bringing this to light.
>>
>> Jean Campbell
>> Each day I grow sadder. What a joke this MCC is.
>> Thank you for taking the time to post these videos Adam.
>>
>> Tracy Wing
>> My son was shot and killed by the police 4 years ago, I received many
>> Friday 4:00 pm calls or emails - they are hoping I don't answer- We
>> are watching and paying attention!
>>
>> Janes Blond
>> This isnt trauma informed. This is a cover up
>>
>> donna lynes
>> this appaling.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJAnTdGFYM&ab_channel=LittleGreyCells
>>
>>
>> WYLIE & A LOOK BACK IN TIME
>> 240 views
>> Streamed live 3 hours ago
>>
>> Little Grey Cells
>> 3.47K subscribers
>>
>> 1  Comment
>>
>> David Amos
>> Welcome back to the Circus
>>
>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/key-rcmp-officer-testimony-mass-shooting-cant-be-broadcast-1.6571729
>>
>> Testimony from key RCMP officer at mass shooting inquiry can't be
>> broadcast
>>
>> Mass Casualty Commission made surprise announcement Friday afternoon
>> Ruth Davenport · CBC News · Posted: Sep 02, 2022 7:12 PM AT
>>
>> RCMP Const. Greg Wiley visited the gunman's Portapique home 16 times
>> in the years before the deadly rampage of April 2020. (David Bell/CBC)
>>
>> The comission investigating the mass shootings in Nova Scotia in April
>> 2020 has made a surprise decision just before the long weekend to
>> block the testimony of a key witness from public broadcast.
>>
>> RCMP Const. Greg Wiley is set to testify Tuesday afternoon, but in a
>> decision released Friday afternoon, the Mass Casualty Commission ruled
>> that his testimony via video link would not be disseminated as either
>> audio or video via the normal webcast.
>>
>> "In order to receive the best information possible from Cst. Wiley, we
>> have directed that Cst. Wiley's testimony not be webcast and a
>> transcript be posted on the website," wrote the commission in its
>> decision.
>>
>> The Attorney General of Canada made an application for accommodation
>> for Wiley, citing personal health reasons.
>>
>> Wiley is the officer who visited the gunman's Portapique home 16 times
>> in the years before the deadly rampage of April 2020.
>>
>> He told investigators in an interview that he never saw anything
>> alarming.
>> Accommodation granted for 'best information'
>>
>> The gunman had a stash of illegal weapons and a replica RCMP cruiser,
>> which were used in the killings of 22 people.
>>
>> The commission also plans to question Wiley about his involvement in
>> the case of Susie Butlin, a Tatamagouche woman who was killed by her
>> neighbour in September 2017 after reporting him to RCMP for sexual
>> assault and harassment.
>>
>> When Butlin called the RCMP in August 2017 to report harassing
>> messages from her neighbour, Wiley was assigned as the lead
>> investigator. He discussed the messages with Butlin, and determined
>> there was no basis to lay a criminal charge.
>>
>> The commission wouldn't take questions Friday afternoon, but senior
>> commission counsel Emily Hill released a video statement noting the
>> public and media could still attend the proceedings on Tuesday.
>>
>> "The difference in this case is that video will not be posted after on
>> our website or published by the media or by the public," they said.
>>
>> "This is in response to an accommodation request … accommodations are
>> granted to ensure the commission receives the best information from
>> witnesses."
>> Other accommodations
>>
>> Hill said the request concerns personal health information and the
>> commission could not discuss specifics.
>>
>> This is the most significant accommodation the commission has made for
>> any witness who has testified.
>>
>> In May, the commission allowed two senior RCMP officers to answer
>> questions in recorded sessions rather than testifying in front of a
>> roomful of participants and lawyers.
>>
>> Some lawyers representing families of the victims boycotted the
>> commission proceedings because they were not permitted to directly
>> question Andy O'Brien, now retired, and Staff Sgt. Brian Rehill.
>> Neither session was live streamed.
>>
>>
>> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>> Ruth Davenport
>>
>> Producer, CBC Nova Scotia
>>
>> Ruth Davenport is a producer for CBC Nova Scotia. She has been
>> covering news in Halifax for 20 years.
>>
>> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
>>
>>
>> https://globalnews.ca/news/9103514/nova-scotia-shooting-inquiry-video-audio-testimony-rcmp-officer/
>>
>>
>> N.S. shooting inquiry bans sharing video, audio in testimony of RCMP
>> officer
>> By Karla Renić Global News
>> Posted September 2, 2022 6:22 pm
>>
>> Click to play video: 'Inquiry into N.S. shooting enters final phase'
>> The public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting resumed Monday,
>> when the commission began the third and final phase of its work.
>> Graeme Benjamin has more on what to expect as the inquiry nears its
>> conclusion.
>>
>> The inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting will hear from an
>> RCMP officer who made repeated visits to the gunman’s home next week,
>> but media will not be allowed to broadcast any video or audio from
>> that appearance.
>>
>> The Mass Casualty Commission has granted an accommodation to Const.
>> Greg Wiley, stationed in Bible Hill, N.S., who had repeated contact
>> with the gunman in the years leading up to the massacre in April 2020.
>>
>> The inquiry has previously heard that Const. Wiley was a friend of
>> Gabriel Wortman, and had investigated him after police received a
>> report that he was threatening to kill his parents. Wiley told
>> commission investigators he had a good rapport with the killer and
>> visited his residence around 15 times, but never noticed anything
>> unusual.
>>
>> Read more: RCMP who responded to N.S. mass shooting linked to murder
>> case under federal review
>>
>> Wiley is also among three officers named in a 2018 police review of
>> the gaps in the RCMP’s response to the murder case of Susie Butlin.
>>
>> Now, Wiley has been granted special arrangements to facilitate his
>> testimony, allowing him to appear virtually, but the testimony will
>> not be streamed on the commission website.
>>
>> The commission has also agreed that video and audio can’t be shared or
>> published in any way, including by the media.
>>
>> Read more: N.S. mass shooting probe told cultural shift needed to
>> address gender-based violence
>>
>> This is the first accommodation of this type for the inquiry.
>>
>> “Accommodations are granted to ensure the commission receives the best
>> information from witnesses,” said Emily Hill, the senior commission
>> counsel Friday evening.
>>
>> “Because accommodation requests contain personal health information,
>> we cannot discuss the specifics of these requests.”
>>
>> Violations of the ban could result in a charge under Section 127 of
>> the Criminal Code, the commission said.
>>
>> However, the testimony will be available for media and the public to
>> watch in real time.
>>
>> The public can request a Zoom link to view Wiley’s testimony by
>> emailing heather.decoste@masscasualtycommission.ca.
>>
>> https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/no-public-broadcast-for-rcmp-officer-s-testimony-about-n-s-mass-shooter-1.6054691
>>
>>
>> No public broadcast for RCMP officer's testimony about N.S. mass shooter
>> Commissioners Leanne Fitch, Michael MacDonald, chair, and Kim Stanton,
>> left to right, listen to testimony at the Mass Casualty Commission
>> inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18/19,
>> 2020, in Halifax on Monday, July 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew
>> Vaughan Commissioners Leanne Fitch, Michael MacDonald, chair, and Kim
>> Stanton, left to right, listen to testimony at the Mass Casualty
>> Commission inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April
>> 18/19, 2020, in Halifax on Monday, July 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN
>> PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
>>
>>
>> Lyndsay Armstrong
>> The Canadian Press
>> Staff Contact
>> Published Sept. 3, 2022 3:10 p.m. ADT
>>
>>
>> HALIFAX -
>>
>> The testimony of an RCMP officer once described by another police
>> officer as a "friend" of the man behind the 2020 mass shooting in Nova
>> Scotia will not be publicly broadcast when he appears before the
>> inquiry investigating the rampage.
>>
>> The commission probing the mass shooting in rural Nova Scotia that
>> left 22 people dead issued a written decision on Friday saying Const.
>> Greg Wiley will answer questions via video, but his testimony will not
>> be available to the public in real-time. Instead, a transcript of his
>> remarks will be posted to the commission's website.
>>
>> He will be the first witness to speak before the mass casualty
>> commission whose testimony will not be aired on the livestream that
>> has been used throughout the proceedings.
>>
>> "In order to receive the best information possible from Const. Wiley,
>> we have directed that Const. Wiley's testimony not be webcast and a
>> transcript be posted on the website," the decision reads.
>>
>> The request for accommodation was made by the federal Attorney General
>> and means that video and audio of Wiley's answers "shall not be
>> disseminated, released, published, or shared."
>>
>> The commission said Wiley's scheduled Zoom appearance can be viewed by
>> inquiry participants, media and members of the public who request to
>> watch the virtual testimony. Live audio access to the proceedings will
>> also be available by phone.
>>
>> Wiley is the officer who was asked in 2010 to look into whether
>> Gabriel Wortman -- the gunman behind the deadly shooting spree -- had
>> firearms at his home in Portapique, N.S. when Wortman had threatened
>> to kill his parents.
>>
>> The investigation into the alleged death threat did not lead to any
>> charges.
>>
>> In his interview last year, Wiley told the commission's investigators
>> he had a good rapport with Wortman and that they often had brief
>> "chinwags" at the killer's residence. Wiley estimated he visited
>> Wortman in the "ballpark" of 15 occasions over the years, but he said
>> he hadn't noticed anything unusual.
>>
>> According to a report shared by the inquiry in May, the Halifax
>> Regional Police service led the 2010 investigation into Wortman's
>> threats against his parents. The investigating officer, now-retired
>> sgt. Cordell Poirier, had referred to Wiley as a "friend" of Wortman,
>> the report said. Poirier had said he asked Wiley on several occasions
>> to visit Wortman's Portapique residence to check for firearms and to
>> determine if a search warrant was needed.
>>
>> Wortman's spouse, Lisa Banfield, told the inquiry on July 15 that
>> Wiley had come to the Portapique property in June 2010 to see if there
>> were guns at the residence. Wiley's visit came after Wortman's
>> threats.
>>
>> Banfield said Wiley was shown antique guns in the house during a visit
>> that lasted 10 minutes.
>>
>> During his interview last year with lawyers for the public inquiry,
>> Wiley was unable to recall details of the June 2010 investigation. In
>> a followup letter to the inquiry, a lawyer for the RCMP said Wiley no
>> longer had his notes from that time.
>>
>> Wiley is also connected to a 2017 murder case that is under federal
>> review.
>>
>> Susie Butlin, from Bayhead, N.S., had complained to the RCMP about
>> being sexually assaulted and harassed by Ernest Ross Duggan before he
>> killed her in September 2017. In August of that year, Wiley received
>> Butlin's complaints of harassment and was assigned as lead
>> investigator.
>>
>> According to the internal police report, Wiley "determined there was
>> no basis for charges" and advised her to block Duggan on Facebook.
>>
>> The investigation into Butlin's death is now under a federal civilian
>> review examining the RCMP's response to her complaints and the
>> adequacy of its handling of sexual assault investigations.
>>
>> Wiley is scheduled to answer questions from the commission on Tuesday
>> afternoon.
>>
>> The commission has previously allowed accommodations for RCMP
>> witnesses. In May it allowed two senior Mounties to answer questions
>> in recorded sessions instead of testifying before lawyers and
>> participants.
>>
>> This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 3, 2022.
>>
>> This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Meta and
>> Canadian Press News Fellowship.
>>
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