Recommendations from the final report into Nova Scotia's 2020 mass shooting around prohibiting certain firearms and magazines in Canada doesn't address how similar tragedies could be avoided, says a lawyer for many families of the victims.
Today, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement:
"In April 2020, the lives of countless Nova Scotians were forever changed in the worst mass shooting in our country's history. It's been almost three.
The final report into the 2020 Nova Scotia shooting was released Thursday, and some family members of the victims say they’re cautiously optimistic that it will lead to change.
Darcy Dobson lost her mother, Heather O'Brien, in the mass shooting in Nova Scotia three years ago. She has been critical of how the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry was conducted, but is "pleasantly surprised" at the final report.
TRURO, N.S. The victims in Canada's worst mass shooting included an RCMP officer, a teacher, health-care workers, retirees, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers killed in their home.