Michael Tutton
Michael MacDonald, the former Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, stands in downtown Halifax on Thursday, May 13, 2021. MacDonald is the chair of the Mass Casualty Commission, an independent public inquiry created to examine the April 18-19, 2020 mass casualty in Nova Scotia and will submit a report containing their findings, lessons learned, and recommendations at the end of their mandate in November 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
May 13, 2021 - 12:29 PM
HALIFAX - The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting has granted standing to 56 participants, including families of those killed, police groups and organizations that advocate against gender-based violence.
The announcement Thursday of people and organizations considered to have "substantial and direct" interest in the inquiry also included victims' advocacy groups, groups supporting and opposing greater gun control and health organizations and unions.